affect 与 effect 的区别以及正确的用法

Affect:

◆ is a transitive verb (imagine the A in “affect” stands for “action”)

Affect是及物动词（把“affect”中的”A”想象成“action”动作ect币，来记住其为动词）

◆ to change or influence something or someone

意思是改变或影响某物或某人

例如：

◆ Smoking can affect your lungs.

吸烟会影响你的肺部ect币。

◆More than seven million people have been affected by drought.

已超过700万民众受到旱灾的影响ect币。

Effect:

◆ is usually a noun (imagine the E in “effect” stands for “end”)

“Effect”通常作名词（把“effect”中的E想象成“end”结果ect币，理解其注重的是所带来的结果）

◆ the result of the change

这种变化所带来的结果ect币。

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例如：

◆ COVID-19 had a negative effect on the economy.

新冠肺炎对经济造成了负面的影响ect币。

◆ Some of the effects of this medication are sleep loss and headaches.

服用这种药物会引起睡眠不足和头痛ect币。

◆ have an effect on something/somebody

Eating junk food will eventually have an effect on your health.

吃垃圾食品最终会影响你的健康ect币。

◆ have the effect of doing something

The news had the effect of making everyone feel better.

这个消息让每个人都感觉好受了些ect币。

“Effect” as a verb:

◆(formal) to make something happen SYN bring about

（正式）使发生、实现（同义词bring about）

◆ Many parents lack confidence in their ability to effect change in their children’s behaviour.

许多家长对自己改变孩子行为的能力缺乏信心ect币。

How are “affect” and “effect” different?

那么“affect” 与 “effect”到底有什么不同呢ect币？

the verb affect (=to have an effect on something)

动词affect = to have an effect on something

例如：

◆ Smoking affected the condition of his lungs.

Smoking had a (negative) effect on his lungs.

吸烟会对肺部造成影响ect币。

◆ Staying up all night affected his concentration.

Staying up all night had a (strong) effect on his concentration.

熬夜影响了他的专注力ect币。

● affect 与 effect：表示影响时，affect是及物动词，不能作名词，意思是改变或影响某物或某人；而effect通常作名词，注重这种变化所带来的结果；effect作动词时，意为“使发生、实现”ect币。

Exercises:

我们来做几个练习吧ect币！

◆ 1. The weather ____ the outcome of the football match.

◆ 2. Warm weather always has a positive ___ on my mood.

◆ 3. Long flights can ___ your blood circulation.

◆ 4. Modern farming methods can have an adverse ___ on the environment.

答案：

1. affected 2. effect 3. affect 4. effect