| 释义 |
affect1/əˈfekt/v. tr. 1a produce an effect on 影响，妨碍 their business was not affected by the recession 他们的生意没有受到经济衰退的影响 b (of a disease etc.) attack (疾病等)侵袭；危害 his liver is affected 他的肝脏受到了损害 2 move; touch the feelings of 感动；感染 affected me deeply 使我深受感动 □ affecting adj.□ affectingly adv.[French affecter or Latin afficere affect- ‘influence’ (as AD-, facere ‘do’)]■ Usage 用法说明 Affect should not be confused with effect which means ‘to bring about, to accomplish’, e.g. The government effected great changes. Note also that effect is commonly used as a noun as well as a verb. 注意不要将 affect 和 effect 混淆；后者的意思是“促成，实现”等，如 The government effected great changes (政府实行了巨大改革)。另外， effect 通常既作名词也作动词使用。 |