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单词 efficiently
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efficientlyadv.

Brit. /ᵻˈfɪʃntli/, U.S. /əˈfɪʃən(t)li/, /iˈfɪʃən(t)li/
Etymology: < efficient adj. + -ly suffix2.
1. As by an efficient cause; in the relation of an efficient cause; by the operation of an agent.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > causation > [adverb] > as particular types of cause
materiallyc1443
meritoriouslyc1487
efficiently1628
1628 T. Spencer Art of Logick 158 Created effects are Necessary..When the next cause is determined to one..Naturally, [or] Efficiently.
1651 R. Baxter Plain Script. Proof Infants Church-membership & Baptism 291 All men believed, that faith was confirmed by signes (that is efficiently).
1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. v. 739 It is Impossible..For a thing to be Efficiently Caused, by that which hath not..a Sufficient..Productive Power.
2. In an efficient manner; so as to produce an effect; with adequate success; effectively.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [adverb]
welleOE
sickerly1340
effectuallya1398
speedfully1398
effectuously1424
workingly?a1425
sickerc1450
trimly?a1513
trima1547
purposely1560
operatively1601
tightly1601
virtually1604
feckfullya1614
prevailingly1615
effectively1656
efficaciously1703
efficiently1828
tellingly1832
availingly1853
1828 J. Foster in Life & Corr. J. Foster (1846) II. 139 Without competent means to act efficiently as his advocates.
1851 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. I. 403 None so efficiently protect the weak.
1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. i. 19 There is a fair evidence that the system worked efficiently and well.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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