operated(动词 operate 的过去式/过去分词):操作;运转;经营;对……进行手术。常见用法如 operated by…(由……运营/操作)或 was operated on(被做手术)。
/ˈɑːpəreɪtɪd/
The machine operated smoothly all night.
这台机器整夜运转得很顺畅。
The hospital operated on him immediately after the accident, and he recovered faster than expected.
事故发生后医院立刻给他做了手术,他恢复得比预期更快。
operate 源自拉丁语 operari(“工作、劳作、从事”),与 opus(“工作、作品”)同源。后来词义扩展到“操纵机器使其运转”“经营管理”,以及医学语境中的“实施手术”。operated 是其常用的过去式/过去分词形式。