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出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第400页（970字）

【释义】：

n．①结果，效果：the law of cause and effect 因果律．the effect of a medicine药的效能．take effect 1)生效：The medicine was taking effect and her pain was lessening．药已见效，她的痛苦正在减轻．2)实施，实行，起作用．come(or go)into effect 生效，实施：When will the new regulations come into effect?新的规章什么时候开始生效?bring sth．into effect 付诸实施，使生效．give effect to使生效．in effect 1)事实上，实际上．2)(指规则、法律等)在实行中，有效．of no effect 无用，无效：Theories which cannot be put into practice are of no effect whatsoever．不能应用于实践的理论是毫无用处的．②影响，印象：His selfless spirit has the effect of an example．他的忘我精神很感动人．His good working style has a great effect on us．他优良的工作作风对我们很有影响．His woodcuts achieve amazing effects．他的木刻给人以深刻的印象．for effect 为给人印象．③意义，意图：The letter is to the effect that…这封信的大意是…．He went there early to the effect that he might help his comrades．他为了帮助同志们很早就去了．④(pl．)动产，财产：personal effects个人财产．⑤作用，现象．⑥生产力，生产量．

－vt．引起，达到，实现：effect technical revolution实行技术革命．This medicine effected nothing．这药不灵．