affect, effect, influence

• to affect a policy is to have an effect on it.
  影響一項政策就是對該政策具有一種影響。
• the news did not affect her at all.＝the news had no effect on her at all.
  這條消息對她沒有一點影響。

• they effected their escape in the middle of the night.
  他們半夜逃脫了。
• he effected great changes in the company.
  他使公司發(fā)生了巨大的變化。

• what you read influences your thinking.
  你讀的東西對你的思想有影響。
• it’s clear that her painting has been influenced by picasso.
  她的畫顯然受了畢加索的影響。
• television has a strong influence on people.
  電視對人有很大的影響。

consequence, result, effect, outcome

名詞 effect:

1. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
   同義詞：consequence, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot
2. an outward appearance
   同義詞：impression
3. (of a law) having legal validity
   同義詞：force
4. a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
5. an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
6. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
   同義詞：essence, burden, core, gist

動詞 effect:

1. produce
   同義詞：effectuate, set up
2. act so as to bring into existence

1. Some ancient laws are still in effect.
   有些古時的法律現(xiàn)在仍然有效。
2. The room shows off her paintings to good effect.
   這個房間把她繪畫的優(yōu)點充分顯示出來。
3. The aspirins soon took effect.
   服下的阿司匹林藥片很快見效了。
4. The two systems are, in effect, identical.
   這兩種制度實際上一模一樣。
5. We've tried our best to effect reconciliation between the two parties.
   我們已盡了最大努力希望促成雙方和解。
6. The advertising campaign didn't have much effect on sales.
   這些廣告攻勢對銷售額并沒有起到多大作用。
7. A new system of taxation will be brought into effect next year.
   新的稅收制度將于明年實行。

ef.fect

n.（名詞）
Something brought about by a cause or an agent; a result.
結果：由某種原因或行為而產生的事；結果
The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result; influence:
影響，效用：能引起某種結果的力量；影響：
例句：
The drug had an immediate effect on the pain. The government`s action had no effect on the trade imbalance.
這藥對止痛能立刻生效。政府的行為對商業(yè)不均衡毫無作用

A scientific law, hypothesis, or phenomenon:
假設，現(xiàn)象：科技規(guī)律、假設或現(xiàn)象：
例句：
the photovoltaic effect.
電光效應

Advantage; avail:
利益；效益：
例句：
used her words to great effect in influencing the jury.
她的話有易于影響陪審團

The condition of being in full force or execution:
實施，實行：生效或實施的狀況：
例句：
a new regulation that goes into effect tomorrow.
新法規(guī)明日生效

Something that produces a specific impression or supports a general design or intention:
感受，效果：產生特殊印象或為產生或支持總設計的東西：
例句：
The lighting effects emphasized the harsh atmosphere of the drama.
燈光效果強調出這出戲殘酷無情的氣氛

A particular impression:
特殊印象：
例句：
large windows that gave an effect of spaciousness.
大窗戶給人一種空曠感

Production of a desired impression:
印象：一定印象的產物：
例句：
spent lavishly on dinner just for effect.
晚餐吃得很奢侈浪費只是為了面子上好看

The basic or general meaning; import:
主旨：主旨大意；要點：
例句：
He said he was greatly worried, or words to that effect.
他說他非常擔憂，或大致是這個意思

effects Movable belongings; goods.
effects 動產：可移動的財產；貨物
v.tr.（及物動詞）
ef.fect.ed,ef.fect.ing,ef.fects
To bring into existence.
使存在
To produce as a result.
實現(xiàn)：產生一種結果
To bring about.See Usage Note at affect
產生參見 affect

<習慣用語>in effect
In essence; to all purposes:
實質上；本質上：
例句：
testimony that in effect contradicted her earlier statement.
證詞實際上與她以前的話相反

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin effectus [past participle of] efficere [to accomplish]
源自 拉丁語 effectus [] efficere的過去分詞 [實現(xiàn)]
ex- [ex-]
ex- [前綴，表.前.]
facere [to make] * see dhô-
facere [做] *參見 dhô-

【引伸】
effect.er
n.（名詞）
effect.ible
adj.（形容詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>effect,consequence,result,outcome,upshot,sequelThese nouns denote something, such as an occurrence, a situation, or a condition, that is brought about by a cause.Aneffect is produced by the action of an agent or a cause and follows it in time:
這些名詞表示由某種原因引起的事物，如事件、情況或條件等。effect 是由行為者的行為或原因產生并隨后產生的：
例句：
.Every cause produces more than one effect. (Herbert Spencer).Aconsequence also follows a cause and is traceable to it, but the relationship between them is less sharply definable:
.每個原因可產生多個結果. （休伯特·斯賓塞）。consequence 也由原因引起并可追溯到該原因， 但兩個詞間的關系并不能嚴格界定：

例句：
.Servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt. (John P. Curran). Aresult is an effect, or the last in a series of effects, that is viewed as the end product of the operation of the cause:
.強制勞動立即成為他犯罪的結果和對其罪行的懲罰. （約翰·P·卡倫）。result 是一種結果，或系列結果中最后一個，被認為是原因作用下產生的最后結果：

例句：
.Judging from the results I have seen . . . I cannot say . . . that I agree with you. (William H. Mallock).Anoutcome is a result but more strongly than result implies finality and may suggest the operation of a cause over a relatively long period:
.從我看到的后果來看…我不能說…我同意你. （威廉·H·馬洛克）。outcome 作為一種結果比 result 要強烈， 表示最終結果或原因作用了較長一段時間以后的結果：

例句：
If you had refused, the outcome would probably not have been very different. Anupshot is a decisive result, often of the nature of a climax:
如果你拒絕的話，結局也許也不會有什么不同。 upshot 是一種決定性結果，常用于形容高潮：

例句：
.The upshot of the matter . . . was that she showed both of them the door. (Robert Louis Stevenson).Asequel is a consequence that ensues after a lapse of time:
.事情的結局…是她把兩人都趕出了門. （羅伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森）。sequel 是一種在一段時間之后再產生的結果：

例句：
.Our dreams are the sequel of our waking knowledge. (Ralph Waldo Emerson).See also Synonyms at perform
.我們的夢想是我們清醒時意識的繼續(xù). （拉爾夫·瓦爾多·愛默生）參見同義詞 perform