| 单词 | affect |
| 释义 | Word Frequency affect 1verb (əˈfɛkt) (transitive) 1. to act upon or influence, esp in an adverse way damp affected the sparking plugs 2. to move or disturb emotionally or mentally her death affected him greatly 3. (of pain, disease, etc) to attack noun (ˈæfɛkt, əˈfɛkt) 4. psychology the emotion associated with an idea or set of ideas See also affection Word origin C17: from Latin affectus, past participle of afficere to act upon, from ad- to + facere to doWord Frequency affect 2(əˈfɛkt) verb (mainly tr) 1. to put on an appearance or show of; make a pretence of to affect ignorance 2. to imitate or assume, esp pretentiously to affect an accent 3. to have or use by preference she always affects funereal clothing 4. to adopt the character, manner, etc, of he was always affecting the politician 5. (of plants or animals) to live or grow in penguins affect an arctic climate 6. to incline naturally or habitually towards falling drops of liquid affect roundness Word origin C15: from Latin affectāre to strive after, pretend to have; related to afficere to affect1 |
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