effect /i'fekt/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
• (n.) the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
• (n.) (of a law) having legal validity

Chinese translation

• n. 结果, 影响, 效果, 印象
• vt. 实行, 引起, 完成
• [计] 效果

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/i'fekt/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 5.02 · Common

Word forms

effects, effected, effecting

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Related words

effects · effective · effectively · effectiveness · effervesce

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