elective

英 [ɪˈlektɪv]

美 [ɪˈlektɪv]

adj.  选举的; 由选举产生的; 选任的; 有选举权的; 可选择的; 非急需的
n.  选修课程; 选修科目

复数：electives　第三人称单数：electives　

BNC.13008 / COCA.11919

牛津词典

adj.

• 选举的；由选举产生的；选任的
  using or chosen by election
  1. an elective democracy
     民主选举的国家
  2. an elective assembly
     由选举产生的大会
  3. an elective member
     选任的成员
  4. He had never held elective office (= a position which is filled by election) .
     他从未获得过经选举产生的职位。
• 有选举权的
  having the power to elect
  1. an elective body
     有选举权的机构
• 可选择的；非急需的
  that you choose to have; that is not urgent
  1. elective surgery
     非急需施行的手术
• 可选择的；选修的
  that a student can choose

noun

• 选修课程；选修科目
  a course or subject at a college or school which a student can choose to do

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 由选举产生的;选任的
  Anelectivepost or committee is one to which people are appointed as a result of winning an election.
  1. Buchanan has never held elective office.
     布坎南从未就任过经选举产生的职位。
• （外科手术）非急需的，可选择的
  Electivesurgery is surgery that you choose to have before it becomes essential.
• N-COUNT 选修课
  Anelectiveis a subject which a student can choose to study as part of his or her course.
  1. Electives are offered in Tai Chi and advanced dance exercise.
     选修课包括太极拳和高级舞蹈练习。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 option

英英释义

noun

• a course that the student can select from among alternatives
  Synonym:elective course

adj

• subject to popular election
  1. elective official
  Synonym:elected
• not compulsory
  1. elective surgery
  2. an elective course of study

双语例句

• The course system contains required courses, elective courses, extracurricular work and skill training.
  探索了必修课、选修课、课外活动及教育实践四位一体的课程体系；
• Come to think of it, comparing the different versions could make an ideal college course elective.
  如此想来，对不同版本影片的比较，都可以拿来当作一门理想的大学选修课了。
• The most extended elective system and the most restricted elective system are alike in this respect.
  最广泛的选举系统和最局限的选举系统在这方面是相似的。
• 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。
• This paper carries through contrast experiment on the physical stamina training by using basketball or not in colleges elective course of basketball.
  在篮球选修课教学中，对带球与无球训练的顺序安排进行了实验对比研究。
• He passed the elective course but didn't pass the majored one.
  他通过了选修考试，然而主修考试没能通过。
• Electives are offered in Tai Chi and advanced dance exercise.
  选修课包括太极拳和高级舞蹈练习。
• Finally, I will take advantage of the numerous elective courses in finance and economics.
  最后，我会合理利用众多的金融和经济方面选修课的资源。
• In college, English is a required course and psychology is an elective course.
  在大学里，英语是必修课而心理学是选修课。
• Industrial process control is an elective course of electrical engineering and automation.
  工业过程自动控制系统是电气工程及其自动化专业的一门选修课程。