Word of the Day : December 24, 2020
efficacious
有效的;奏效的;灵验的
playadjective ef-uh-KAY-shus
Definition
: having the power to produce a desired effect
达到了预期影响力
Examples
"And as I mentioned, at the conference today, vaccines are close by. They're coming. I said 'Help is on the way,' which to me, I think, should motivate people, even more, to double down because pretty soon we're going to get a heck of a lot of help from a very efficaciousvaccine." — Doctor Anthony Fauci, quoted on CNN, 19 Nov. 2020
正如我在今天的会议上所讲的,疫苗将会在近期到来。“他们来了,有了解决办法了”我说。我认为应该激励人们,并且加倍激励他们,因为很快我们将从一种非常有效的疫苗中获得更多的帮助。”
"Facebook also employs fact-checking tags, but there are mixed opinions about whether these efforts are efficaciousor cause users to double-down on their preconceptions." — Scott Nover, Adweek, 28 Apr. 2020
Facebook还采用了事实检查标签,尽管他们对于意见上的不同但是他们还是努力或是通过加倍努力来贴合用户的使用。
Did You Know?
Effective, effectual, and efficientare synonyms of efficacious, but each of these words has a slightly different connotation. Efficacious suggests possession of a special quality or virtue that makes it possible to achieve a result ("a detergent that is efficacious in removing grease"). Effective stresses the power to produce or the actual production of a particular effect ("an effective rebuttal"), while effectual suggests the accomplishment of a desired result, especially as viewed after the fact ("measures taken to reduce underage drinking have proved effectual"). The last synonym, efficient, implies an acting or potential for acting that avoids loss or waste of energy ("an efficient small car").
effective,effectual和 efficient是 efficaciuus 的同义词,但是这些词中的每个词含义都有细微不同的差别。 Effecacious表具有特殊的性质或优点,使其可获得的一种结果(“a detergent that is efficacious in removing grease「有效去除油脂的洗涤剂」”)。 Effective 表产生某种效果或实际产生某种效果的能力(“an effective rebuttal「有效的反驳」”),而 effectual 表达到预期结果的效果,尤其是从事实出发(“measures taken to reduce underage drinking have probed effectual「为减少未成年人饮酒而采取的措施已证明是有效的」”) 。 最后一个 efficient 表示避免或浪费能量的行为或潜在行为(“an efficient small car「高效小型车」”)。
Name That Synonym
Unscramble the letters to create a synonym of efficacious: VPEEOIRAT.