英语词汇“efficient”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ef·fi·cient

(ĭ-fĭshənt)

adj.

1. Acting or producing effectively with a minimum of waste, expense, or unnecessary effort: an efficient builder; an efficient factory.

2. Acting directly to produce an effect: the efficient cause of the revolution.

3. Causing less waste or requiring less effort than comparable devices or methods. Used in combination: energy-efficient wind turbines; cost-efficient health care.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin efficiēns, efficient-, present participle of efficere, to effect; see EFFECT.]

ef·ficient·ly adv.

单词	efficient
释义	ef·fi·cient (ĭ-fĭshənt) adj. 1. Acting or producing effectively with a minimum of waste, expense, or unnecessary effort: an efficient builder; an efficient factory. 2. Acting directly to produce an effect: the efficient cause of the revolution. 3. Causing less waste or requiring less effort than comparable devices or methods. Used in combination: energy-efficient wind turbines; cost-efficient health care. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin efficiēns, efficient-, present participle of efficere, to effect; see EFFECT.] ef·ficient·ly adv.
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