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elective

🇬🇧 UK/ɪ'lektɪv/🇺🇸 US/i'lektiv/
B2

Definitions

adj.

Relating to elections; freely chosen rather than required; (of a medical procedure) non-urgent.

选举的;选修的;非紧急的(医疗)

n.

An optional course or subject that a student may choose to study.

选修课

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
eout of, former
+
lectchoose, read, gather
+
ivetending to, having the nature of
=elective

Common Collocations

  • 1.elective course选修课
  • 2.elective surgery选择性手术

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Students can choose from several elective courses in their final year.

  • 2.

    The surgery was elective rather than an emergency procedure.

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