effect
英[?'fekt]
美[?'f?kt]
- n. 影響；效果；作用
- vt. 產生；達到目的
詞組搭配
for effect
in order to impress people
為使人印象深刻
I suspect he's controversial for effect.
我懷疑他喜歡爭論是為給人留下深刻印象。
to the effect that
used to refer to the general sense or meaning of something written or spoken
大意是，意思是
some comments to the effect that my essay was a little light on analysis.
一些大意為我的文章分析不夠的評論。
to that effect
having that result, purpose, or meaning
以此為目的的，那樣意思的
she thought it a foolish rule and put a notice to that effect in a newspaper.
她認為這是條愚蠢的規定，并在報紙上發表短評表達了這一觀點。
in effect
In essence; to all purposes
實質上；本質上
testimony that in effect contradicted her earlier statement.
證詞實際上與她以前的話相反