Affected
“Affected” 是 affect 的过去式和过去分词,指对某人某事产生作用或情感触动,如 “The storm affected travel plans.”(风暴影响了出行计划。)作形容词(/əˈfektɪd/)形容举止刻意、不自然,如 “an affected accent”(装出来的口音)。
- “Rising costs affected families across the region.” (成本上涨影响了全地区家庭。)
- “She was deeply affected by the documentary.” (她被那部纪录片深深打动。)
- “The affected area received emergency supplies.” (受灾地区收到了应急物资。)
“Affect” 来自拉丁语 afficere(作用于),由 ad-(向)与 facere(做)构成;affected 加 -ed。注意与 effect(效果,名词/动词)区分。
“Affected” 含变体前缀 af-(ad-)与词根 fect(做),后缀 -ed 表过去或形容词化。
affect vs. effect 是学习者常见混淆点:affect 多作动词“影响”,effect 多作名词“效果”。affected communities 指受灾或受影响的社区。
- 原形: affect
- 名词: effect(效果,易混)
- 形容词: affecting(感人的)
- 固定搭配: “badly affected” (严重受影响), “affected by” (受…影响)
af- 向 + fect 做 = affect 施加作用;affected 是“被影响到的”或“装出来的(举止)”。
“The policy affected small shops, and shop owners affected calm while planning their next step.” (政策影响了小店,店主们表面镇定,心里却在盘算对策。)