an elective democracy
民主选举的国家
an elective assembly
由选举产生的大会
an elective member
选任的成员
He had never held elective office(= a position which is filled by election) .
他从未担任过经选举获得的职务。
an elective body
有选举权的机构
elective surgery
非急需施行的手术
1.选举的,由选举产生的,有选举权的
2.〈美〉随意选择的;【化】有选择的
1.〈美〉选修课程
1.an elective position is one that someone holds because people have voted for them
2.elective medical treatment is treatment that you choose to have, rather than treatment that is necessary; an elective class or course in school or college is one that you choose to take, rather than one that you must take
1.a course or class that you choose to do, rather than one that you must do
1.When I got to college I decided to take an elective titled A Survey of East Asian Cultures.
上大学后，我决定选一门名叫《东亚文化调查》的选修课。
2.Why isn't such a course offered, at least as an elective, at every high school in the U.
美国的高中为什么不开设这样的课程呢，哪怕是作为选修课？
3.He has never permitted her to exercise her inalienable right to the elective franchise.
他从不许她行使不可剥夺的选举权。
4.Paul said the fact that he's never served before in elective office is a distinct advantage.
小保罗说他过去从没有担任过公职的清白履历是一个显著优势。
5.Demonstrate the " highly efficient " as the main thrust of the required course, and a variety of elective courses expand.
展示了以“高效率”作为主旨的必修课、选修课及多种拓展课。
6.The 22-year-old says that if she had seen the same guy in an elective class on campus, she would never have ventured to break the ice.
22岁的她表示，如果是在选修课或者校园里遇到同一个男孩，她不太可能冒险前去交谈。
7.All students are required to take one non-business elective a year designed to broaden their general culture and outlook.
为了扩展学生们的眼界、加强通识教育，每个学生每年还需要学习一门非商业的选修课。
8.Trying to cause elective classes on the defensive consciousness in the rear.
试图引起专选班学生在后排防守意识上的注意。
9.Now he worries about graduating on time, having been locked out of some overcrowded courses, including Spanish and a public-policy elective.
现在他担心自己能不能按时毕业，好几门过度拥挤的课程他都没能选上，包括西班牙语和一门公共政策选修课。
10.Surgeons say this appeals to men who don't like the idea of taking lots of time off for an elective procedure.
整形医生表示，这一点对于不愿意花大量时间接受一个可做可不做的手术的男士来说很有吸引力。