I didn't know you drew. -It's an elective.

我以前不知道你还画画。-选修课学的。

We're so far past the point when individual action is an elective.

我们已经不再拥有选择个人行为的权利了。

Peter took art as an elective in college.

彼得大学时曾选修艺术。

Mr Monti is not a natural politician, never having run for elective office.

蒙蒂不是一个天生的政客，他从未参选担任公职，所以他可能赢不了。

So, um, Lynette tells me you're thinking about having a little elective surgery.

勒奈特告诉我你准备做选择性外科手术。

The required courses are a pain. But the electives are great... like Gothic Lit.

必修课很让人痛苦. 但选修课就很棒... 比如哥特文学.

Dr. Li majored in physics at Princeton, and she also took electives in art history.

李博士在普林斯顿大学主修物理学，同时还选修了艺术史课程。

Biden has held elective office for nearly 50 years.

拜登担任公职已近50年。

When the pandemic hit hospitals canceled lucrative elective surgeries to make room for covid patients.

当流感大流行袭来时，医院取消了利润丰厚的择期手术，为贪得无厌的病人腾出空间。

And elective surgeries have been postponed to free up hospitals

可择期进行的手术也被推迟以为医院腾出空间。