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

• How many electives have they canceled today?
  今天有多少个选择性手术被删除了？
• 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。
• For this reason, some argue that MBA students who want to work in social enterprises should pay attention in the finance, accounting and marketing classes, as well as focusing on the specialised electives.
  出于这一原因，一些人认为，希望进入社会企业的mba学员应该关注金融、会计和市场营销等课程，同时将重点放在专门开设的选修课上。
• Jenny: We were just discussing what electives we will take next year.
  詹妮：我们在讨论明年选些什么选修课。
• 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。
• Some are adding new, non-traditional business experiences as electives or one-off programmes.
  一些商学院增加新的非传统性商业案例作为选修课程或者一次性项目。
• I knew I wanted to start my own company, and using the professional knowledge I expect to receive during the electives will put me ahead of all the Russian competition.
  我知道我想要创立自己的公司，而利用我将在选修课中学到的专业知识，将会使我在和所有俄罗斯对手的竞争中占得先机。
• Personal leadership& success is one of the top 10 most popular electives for second-year MBA students at Columbia out of about 200 elective courses.
  在哥伦比亚大学200门选修课中，个人领导力与成功课程是最受MBA二年级学生欢迎的10门课程之一。
• 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 core was a good start to my business education, but the electives I completed really made me comfortable with a range of subjects.
  核心课程是我商业教育的良好开端，而我完成的选修课确实让我对一系列学科应对自如了。