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单词 effect
释义
effect
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1n 2v

Effect is the result of an action, as in those “cause and effect” papers you might write in English class. Your topic could be how your late-night tuba playing (cause) has driven your roommate insane (effect).
Another noun use of effect describes an appearance or impression that’s created on purpose, such as the dramatic effect of the bright red walls in your kitchen, or sound effects from your favorite movie. Effect appears less often as a verb, but when it does, it means “produce.” Usually, it’s a noun. It can even refer to your belongings, like when you get kicked out and your former roomie begs you to get all of your personal effects.
CHOOSE YOUR WORDS
affect / effect

Choosing between affect and effect can be scary. Think of Edgar Allen Poe and his RAVEN: Remember Affect Verb Effect Noun. You can't affect the creepy poem by reading it, but you can enjoy the effect of a talking bird.

In everyday speech, affect is a verb. It means to influence something, such as in the headline from the Albuquerque News,

Downed Power Line Affects PNM Customers

The downed power line had an impact on some power customers: they were without electricity overnight.

Effect is mostly commonly used as a noun meaning the result or impact of something, an outcome. If there's "a/an/the" in front of it, it's an effect. The second sentence is from a story about the outcome of long-term sleeping trouble,

The Effect of Persistent Sleepiness

Adding to the confusion, effect can also be used as a verb to mean to produce or to cause to come into being. Here's an example that uses it correctly,

A government unable to effect any change is a government that will produce no surprises.

Put another way, a government that can't produce change won't be able to produce surprises; it will be predictable.

Most of the time, you'll want affect as a verb meaning to influence something and effect for the something that was influenced. The difference between affect and effect is so slippery that people have started using "impact" as a verb instead. Don't be one of them! Another trick is to remember that affect comes first alphabetically, and an action (to affect) has to occur before you can have a result (an effect).

WORD FAMILY
effect: effected, effecter, effecting, effective, effector, effects, effectuate+/effecter: effecters/effective: effectively, effectiveness, effectivity, ineffective, uneffective/effector: effectors/effectuate: effectuated, effectuates, effectuating, effectuation/ineffective: ineffectively, ineffectiveness
USAGE EXAMPLES
Sadly they are even more popular with Asian mainlanders shopping in the major cities, and the ballot/queue system was in full effect there too.
The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017)
The Anchorage Office of Emergency Management says the advisory will be in effect until 6 a.m.
Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning Monday for the Sierra’s eastern front north of Reno in effect until 4 p.m.
Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)
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1n a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
consequence, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot
materialisation, materialization, offspring
something that comes into existence as a result
aftereffect
any result that follows its cause after an interval
aftermath, backwash, wake
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
bandwagon effect
the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity
brisance
the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion
butterfly effect
the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago
by-product, byproduct
a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence
change
the result of alteration or modification
coattails effect
(politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party
Coriolis effect
(physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere
dent
an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
domino effect
the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall)
harvest
the consequence of an effort or activity
impact, wallop
a forceful consequence; a strong effect
influence
the effect of one thing (or person) on another
knock-on effect
a secondary or incidental effect
branch, offset, offshoot, outgrowth
a natural consequence of development
product
a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances
placebo effect
any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs
position effect
(genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome
repercussion, reverberation
a remote or indirect consequence of some action
response
a result
fallout, side effect
any adverse and unwanted secondary effect
spillover
(economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure
perturbation
(physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly
purchase
a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage
wind
a tendency or force that influences events
reaction
a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude
epiphenomenon
a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon
depolarisation, depolarization
a loss of polarity or polarization
phenomenon
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
2n a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
the effects of sleep loss
the effect of the anesthetic
Hypo|Hyper
aftereffect
a delayed effect of a drug or therapy
bummer
a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug
side effect
a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy
black tongue, furry tongue, hairy tongue
a benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue
symptom
(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
3n an outward appearance
she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
impression
figure
the impression produced by a person
image
the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public
mark
the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
tout ensemble
a total impression or effect of something made up of individual parts
appearance, visual aspect
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
4n an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
he just did it for effect
Hypo|Hyper
sound effect
an effect that imitates a sound called for in the script of a play
special effect
an effect used to produce scenes that cannot be achieved by normal techniques (especially on film)
stage effect
a special effect created on the stage
belief, feeling, impression, notion, opinion
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
5n (of a law) having legal validity
the law is still in effect
Syn|Hyper
force
validity, validness
the quality of having legal force or effectiveness
6n the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
Syn|Hyper
burden, core, essence, gist
import, meaning, significance, signification
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
2
1v produce
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
effectuate, set up
accomplish, action, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfill
put in effect
draw, get
earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
precipitate
bring about abruptly
hasten, induce, rush, stimulate
cause to occur rapidly
serve
contribute or conduce to
get over
to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end
run
carry out
consummate
make perfect; bring to perfection
consummate
fulfill sexually
do, perform
get (something) done
complete, discharge, dispatch
complete or carry out
facilitate, help
be of use
cause, do, make
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
2v act so as to bring into existence
effect a change
Hypo|Hyper
bring to bear
bring into operation or effect
carry
extend to a certain degree
backdate
make effective from an earlier date
act, move
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
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