释义 |
- used to emphasize that a particular word or phrase is the most important one in a sentence关键词;最重要的词语
- I was in love with her—‘was’ being the operative word.在 I was in love with her 这句话中,was 是关键词。
- He seemed nice. But ‘seemed’ was the operative word.他好像还不错吧。不过“好像”二字是关键词。
See also operative | word |