跳转到内容

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”。

  1. “The drought is affecting crops across the region.” (干旱正在影响全地区的农作物。)
  2. “Rising costs are affecting small businesses the most.” (成本上涨对小企业冲击最大。)
  3. “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。)