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

单词	efficient
释义	ef·fi·cient I. \-nt\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French efficient, from Latin efficient-, efficiens 1. : serving as or characteristic of an efficient cause : causally productive : operant < the efficient action of heat > 2. : marked by ability to choose and use the most effective and least wasteful means of doing a task or accomplishing a purpose : competent < her education made it likely that she would be a typist more efficient than the average — W.S.Maugham > < the efficient housewife takes the best possible care of her utensils > 3. : marked by qualities, characteristics, or equipment that facilitate the serving of a purpose or the performance of a task in the best possible manner : eminently satisfactory in use : effective to an end < the most efficient kind of phrase for the purpose of communicating these subtle, complex impressions — H.J.Muller > < the new barn is more efficient — S.H.Holbrook > Synonyms: see effective II. noun (-s) obsolete : efficient cause < the great efficient of the world — Joseph Hall >
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