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Bookmark or Share- effect, affect, impact 作“影响”时有什么区别？ - 知乎Effect 作名词时，是“影响”的意思；作为动词时，是“使发生；实现；引起”的意思； Affect 作为动词 ，往往指“ 不利的影响 ”；几乎不用作名词形式，《新牛津》才收录它作为名词形式，意思是“情感，感情”，暂时可以忽略；
- "with effect from" or "with effective from"? - WordReference ForumsHi, I would like to check if the phrase should be "with effect from" or "with effective from". e.g. She will station in the Mainland office with effect / effective from 7 April 2011. I think it should be "with effect from" but the latter appears quite often. Do they have different meanings &...
- A word or phrase to describe "one plus one more than two"?That is exactly how I would use the word "synergy" - where the effect of A and B together in a situation is greater than the sum of the effects of A and B when present separately . It is commonly used in the scientific field: In a simple case, A causes an effect of 100% on some system, and B causes an effect of 70% in the same system.
- "enter into force"/"take effect"/"apply" - WordReference ForumsPerhaps "take effect" is used for new laws as well; it certainly is in ordinary English (as opposed to the formal language used in legislation). I don't think "enter into force" is that common in ordinary language, but this does not mean you cannot use it.
- Does it effect me? vs. Does it affect me? - WordReference ForumsI shall answer by giving the definition of the verb to effect. to effect vb (transitive) to cause to occur; bring about; accomplish; Example The government effected a change in the policy concerning income tax. (They caused a change to occur, brought it about) _____ Now consider - Would it make sense to say "Does it effect me?" "Does it cause ...
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