affect
verb- affect somebody/something
to produce a change in somebody/something 影响 How will these changes affect us? 这些变化对我们会有什么影响？ The article deals with issues affecting the lives of children. 这篇文章涉及影响儿童生活的问题。 Thousands of people have been adversely affected (= affected in a negative way) by the decision. 该决定使数千人受到不利影响（负面影响）。 The quality and health of the soil directly affects the quality and health of the plants. 土壤的质量和健康直接影响植物的质量和健康。 Your opinion will not affect my decision. 你的意见不会影响我的决定。 The south of the country was worst affected by the drought. 该国南方旱情最严重。
Which Word? affect / effectaffect / effect- affect verb = ‘to have an influence on somebody/something’:
affect 动词 = 影响某人／某事 ：Does television affect children’s behaviour? 电视对孩子的行为有影响吗？
- effect noun = ‘result, influence’:
Does television have an effect on children’s behaviour? 电视对孩子的行为有影响吗？
- effect verb is quite rare and formal and means ‘to achieve or produce’:
effect 作动词罕见且正式，意为实现、产生 ：They hope to effect a reconciliation. 他们希望实现和解。
Extra ExamplesHopefully this will not affect the outcome of the talks. 希望这不会影响谈判的结果。 Sales did not seem unduly affected. 销售似乎并未受到过分的影响。 The class structure affects people's attitudes and behaviour. 班级结构影响人们的态度和行为。 decisions that affect all our lives 影响我们一生的决定 developments that are likely to affect the environment 很有可能影响环境的发展 Education has been severely affected by the war. 战争严重影响了教育。 The type of audience will affect what you say and how you say it. 听众的类型会影响你讲话的内容和方式。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- dramatically
- greatly
- materially
- …
- be likely to
- [often passive] affect somebody/something
(of a disease 疾病 to attack somebody or a part of the body; to make somebody become ill 侵袭；使感染 The disease is more likely to affect women than men. 这种疾病比男性更可能影响女性。 The condition affects one in five women. 每五个妇女就有一个人患有这种病。 Rub the cream into the affected areas. 把乳膏揉进患处。
- affect somebody [often passive]
to make somebody feel very sad, sorry, etc. about somebody/something （感情上）深深打动；使悲伤（或怜悯等） They were deeply affected by the news of her death. 她死亡的消息使他们唏嘘不已。 Her death affected him deeply. 她的死令他悲痛欲绝。 Try not to let his problems affect you too much. 尽量不要让他的问题对您影响太大。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deeply
- profoundly
- (formal)
to pretend to be feeling or thinking something 假装 - affect something (formal, disapproving)
to use or wear something that is intended to impress other people 炫耀；做作地使用（或穿戴）
Word Originsenses 1 to 3 late Middle English (in the sense ‘attack as a disease’): from French affecter or Latin affect- ‘influenced, affected’, from the verb afficere ‘work on, influence’, from ad- ‘at, to’ + facere ‘do’.senses 4 to 5 late Middle English: from French affecter or Latin affectare ‘aim at’, frequentative of afficere ‘work on, influence’, from ad- ‘at, to’ + facere ‘do’. The original sense was ‘like, love’, hence ‘(like to) use, assume, etc.’.