affect vt.①影响②打动,感动③(疾病)侵袭
词汇辨析affect,effect,influence:
affect常用作动词,effect常用作名词(意为“影响”):to affect sth.=to have an effect on sth.
effect 作动词时很正式,意为“产生,带来(结果)”,这个产生或带来的结果常常是某人所希望的。
influence指通过行动、榜样等对他人产生潜移默化的影响或作用,注重“影响”的结果。
记忆方法形似词:effect n.影响;effort n.努力
词根记忆af(使)+fect(做)→使人做→影响
effect 43 n.①结果②效果,作用vt.产生,招致
经典例句The effect speaks, the tongue needs not.事实胜于雄辩。
考点提要in effect = in fact 实际上;take effect = come into force 实施,生效;to that effect 大意如此
记忆方法fect(作用)→affect v.影响;effect n.影响
词根记忆ef(出)+fect(做)→做出来→生效,效果
affection5 n.①慈爱,爱② (常pl.)爱慕,钟爱
经典例句Women need genuine, personal displays of affection.
女士们需要真诚的、发自内心的感情。
词根记忆affect (感动)+ ion →感动→感情
effective33 adj.①有效的,生效的②有影响的,给人深刻印象的
经典例句Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive and widely effective mode of saying things, and hence its importance. 诗歌只不过是最美丽、最感人、最有力的说话方式,这也就是诗歌的价值。
词汇辨析effective,efficient:
effective “有效的”,指“能得到所想要的效果”,如:a very effective speech;
efficient “有效的”,“效率高的”或“能够胜任的”,如:an efficient lawyer 能干的律师
defect n.缺点,毛病
经典例句There was a defect in the final product.最终成品仍然有缺点。
词汇辨析 defect,fault:
defect 指根本性、本质上的“毛病”,但这种毛病往往导致大错;
fault 指一般性的“缺点,过失”。
词根记忆de(坏)+fect(做,制作)→做坏了→缺陷
defectiveadj. (指质量)有缺点的,欠缺的
经典例句The most thrilling explanation is, unfortunately, a little defective.很不幸,这最令人震惊的解释有一点缺陷。
infect v.感染,传染
经典例句One drop of poison infects the whole tun of wine. 一滴之毒,毒染整桶之酒。
词根记忆in(进入)+fect(做)→做进去→传染进去