Elective
[ i'lektiv ]
公共 Public
adj. 选任的;有选举权的;（课程）选修的;（可选择的）可选择的;
n. 选修课程;
📝 例句
They discussed whether patients should have to pay for all elective surgery.
他们对病人是否应该支付所有非必需手术的费用进行了讨论.
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
elective
adj
1 [usu attrib 通常作定语]
having the power to elect 有选举权的
an elective assembly 有选举权的大会.
2 chosen or filled by election 选任的; 由选举产生的
an elective office 选任的职位.
3 (esp of an American university course, etc) not compulsory; optional （尤指美国大学课程等）非强迫的, 任选的, 选修的
elective subjects 选修科目.
4 not urgently necessary 非急需的
elective surgery 非急需施行的手术. elective, n (esp US) optional course or subject studied at school or college 学校的选修课或选修科目
She is taking French as an elective next year. 她明年选修法语.
🔁 扩展释义
*[i'lektiv]a. 选举的, 根据选举的, 选修的n. 选修课程【医】 选择的
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Make yourself at home.
不要客气。
Mr. Smith is still in his fifties.
史密斯先生仍然50几岁。
Libraries made education possible, and education in its turn added to libraries: the growth of knowledge followed a kind of compound interest law, which was greatly enhanced by the invention of printing.
藏书使教育成为可能，而教育反过来又丰富了藏书，因为知识的增长遵循着一种“滚雪球”的规律。印刷术的发明又大大提高了知识增长的速度。