the operative wordREPEATused when you repeat a word from a previous sentence to draw attention to its importance 最重要的词,关键词〔用于重复前一句中的某个词,使人注意其重要性〕 The new system offers fast solutions. Fast being the operative word. 这一新体系能够提供快速起效的解决方案。“快速”是关键词。
the operative word• Fast, by the way, is the operative word.• I was madly - and that's the operative word - head over heels in lust.• He's a kind of amateur psychologist, and amateur is the operative word here.• Edgy is the operative word here.• The word liberty is the operative word.• There are now programs on the market that can almost read as well as humans - almost being the operative word, of course.
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