electives

英 [ɪˈlɛktɪvz]

美 [ɪˈlɛktɪvz]

n.  选修课程; 选修科目
elective的复数

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

双语例句

• While some believe schools can carry on regardless, other schools have introduced new and revised core courses and electives.
  尽管一些人认为，商学院不管怎样都能坚持下去，但其它商学院已推出了新的、经过修改的核心课程和选修课程。
• Many programmes encourage students to take electives, such as negotiations and competitive strategy, offered at their partner business school so they get better at the "softer skills" of management.
  许多课程鼓励学生选择合作伙伴商学院的选修课程，如谈判和竞争战略，让学生提高管理方面的“软技巧”。
• The final two terms are taken up with an in-company project, followed by a series of electives and capstone courses before exams.
  最后的两个学期采用的是公司内部的项目，随后就是一系列的选修课和考试前的顶峰课程。
• Nowadays many college students prefer to have electives in their spare time because the courses can offer a variety of skills and abundant knowledge apart from what they learn in the daily courses.
  现在许多大学生喜欢在他们的空闲时间，因为选修的课程可以提供他们从每天的课程学习的技能和丰富的知识外品种。
• Therefore, I am for optional electives at university.
  因此，我赞同在大学选择选修课。
• Entrepreneurship electives are also popular. These show graduates how to turn research discoveries into marketable applied technologies.
  创业管理选修课程也很受欢迎，这些课程向学生展示，如何把研究发现转化为可向市场推广的应用技术。
• In addition, they can choose electives on topics such as HIPAA, medical management, and call centers.
  除此之外，他们可以选择诸如HIPAA，医学管理的选修课程，并且和中心确认学分。
• 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。
• I want to change one of my electives.
  我想换一门我的选修课。
• When Henley Management College was redesigning its MBA programme, the school decided against standalone classes or electives for public sector students, who comprise about 20 per cent of the class.
  当亨利管理学院（henleymanagementcollege）重新设计其mba项目时，它决定不为占学员总数近20%的公共部门学生设计独立的课程或者选修科目。