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Effecting

“Effecting” 指主动促成某种结果或变革,语气偏正式,常见于 effecting change(促成变革)、effecting a rescue(实施救援)。注意与 affecting(影响)拼写相近但义不同。

  1. “The new policy is aimed at effecting real improvements in patient care.” (新政策旨在切实改善病患护理。)
  2. “They spent months effecting repairs after the flood.” (洪水过后,他们花数月完成修缮。)
  3. “She played a key role in effecting a compromise between the two sides.” (她在促成双方妥协中发挥了关键作用。)

动词 “effect” 来自拉丁语 efficere(做成、完成),由 ex-(出)与 facere(做)构成;名词 effect 与动词义一脉相承,强调“把结果做出来”。

“ef-” 为 ex- 在 f 前的同化形式;“-ing” 表示正在进行的促成行为。动词 effect 与名词 effect、形容词 effective 同族。

在政策、法律与商业文本中,“effecting change” 比 “making change” 更正式;effecting a transaction 也是财经语境常见搭配。

  • 固定搭配: “effecting change” (促成变革), “effecting a repair” (实施修复), “effecting an escape” (成功脱身)
  • 原形: effect(动词)
  • 名词: effect;形容词: effective

effect(结果)+ -ing:正在把某种结果“做出来”,就是 effecting。

“By effecting small daily habits, the team gradually effected the turnaround investors had hoped for.” (通过落实日常小习惯,团队逐步实现了投资者期待的转机。)