Affecting
“Affecting” 是 “affect” 的现在分词,表示对某人或某事产生影响、侵袭或触动情感。需注意与 “effect”(作名词表结果)区分:affect 多作动词表“影响”。
- “The drought is affecting crops across the region.” (干旱正在影响全地区的农作物。)
- “Rising costs are affecting small businesses the most.” (成本上涨对小企业冲击最大。)
- “The speech was deeply affecting, leaving many in tears.” (演讲十分感人,许多人落泪。)
“Affect” 来自拉丁语 “afficere”,由 “ad-”(向)和 “facere”(做)组成,原意是对……施加作用。
前缀 “af-” 为 “ad-” 的变体;词根 “fect” 表示做、施加;“-ing” 为现在分词后缀。
新闻常用 “affecting millions” 描述大范围影响;文艺评论中 “affecting story” 指能打动人心的叙事。写作时勿与 “effecting change”(实现改变)混淆。
- 原形: affect
- 过去式: affected
- 名词: effect(结果;与 affect 动词相对)
- 固定搭配: “affecting health” (影响健康), “deeply affecting” (深深打动人的), “negatively affecting” (产生负面影响)
“af-” 朝向 + “fect” 做——正在对某物施加作用,就是 affecting。
“The new policy is affecting how teams schedule remote work, and not everyone is happy about it.” (新政策正在影响各团队如何安排远程办公,并非人人都满意。)