elective
elective 英 [ɪˈlektɪv] 美 [ɪˈlɛktɪv]
adj. 选举的；可选的
名词复数:electives
- Something that's elective is optional — you can choose to do it, or not. An elective course in school is one you take because you want to rather than to fill a particular requirement, although you still get credit for it.
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- adj. 选举的；可选的
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1. an elective democracy
民主选举的国家
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2. an elective member
选任的成员
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3. He had never held elective office .
他从未担任过经选举获得的职务。
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4. elective surgery
非急需施行的手术
- elective (adj.) early 15c., "voluntary," from Late Latin electivus, from elect-, past participle stem of eligere "to pick out, choose" (see election). In U.S., in reference to school subjects studied at the student's choice, first recorded 1847. As a noun, from 1701.
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