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affect 【affect】v. 影响The government decision whether to continue the project will affect the future of our national economy.政府决定是否继续进行那项计划的，会影响我们国家未来的经济。

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[ə'fekt] 
affecthave an effect upon
Affect is most often used as a verb meaning “to have an impact on,” as in “The tornado barreling towards us will affect our picnic plans.”
As a verb, affect can also mean “to feign an appearance,” as in, “Don’t let that surfer’s California accent fool you. Although she affects a convincing ‘Dude, that was rad,’ she is from Minnesota and just moved out West last month.” Don’t let that affect your friendship, though, she’s probably really fun.
All forms of 'affect' will appear on average once every 67 pages.affectaffectationaffectedaffectingaffectionalaffectivedisaffectaffectedlyaffectednessill-affectedunaffectedaffectinglyunaffectingdisaffecteddisaffectionunaffectedness
CHOOSE RIGHT WORDS: AFFECT-EFFECT
			
  Choosing  between affect and effect can be scary. Think of Edgar  Allen Poe and his RAVEN: Remember Affect Verb Effect Noun. You can't affect the creepy poem by reading it, but you can enjoy the effect of a talking bird.
In  everyday speech, affect is a verb. It means to influence something, such  as in the headline from the Albuquerque  News,

Downed Power Line Affects PNM Customers

The  downed power line had an impact on some power customers: they were without  electricity overnight.
  Effect is mostly commonly used as a  noun meaning the result or impact of something, an outcome. If there's  "a/an/the" in front of it, it's an effect.  The second sentence is from a story about the outcome of long-term sleeping  trouble, 
  
    The Effect of Persistent Sleepiness

Adding  to the confusion, effect can also be used as a verb to mean to produce  or to cause to come into being. Here's an example that uses it correctly,

A government unable to effect any change is a  government that will produce no surprises.

Put  another way, a government that can't produce change won't be able to produce  surprises; it will be predictable.
  Most of  the time, you'll want affect as a verb meaning to influence something  and effect for the something that was influenced. The difference between affect and effect is so slippery that people have started using "impact" as a  verb instead. Don't be one of them! Another trick is to remember that affect comes first alphabetically, and an action (to affect) has to occur  before you can have a result (an effect).

Front	affect
Pron	[ə'fekt]
Back	【affect】 v. 影响 The government decision whether to continue the project will affect the future of our national economy. 政府决定是否继续进行那项计划的，会影响我们国家未来的经济。
Vocab	affecthave an effect upon Affect is most often used as a verb meaning “to have an impact on,” as in “The tornado barreling towards us will affect our picnic plans.” As a verb, affect can also mean “to feign an appearance,” as in, “Don’t let that surfer’s California accent fool you. Although she affects a convincing ‘Dude, that was rad,’ she is from Minnesota and just moved out West last month.” Don’t let that affect your friendship, though, she’s probably really fun. All forms of 'affect' will appear on average once every 67 pages. affect affectation affected affecting affectional affective disaffect affectedly affectedness ill-affected unaffected affectingly unaffecting disaffected disaffection unaffectedness CHOOSE RIGHT WORDS: AFFECT-EFFECT Choosing between affect and effect can be scary. Think of Edgar Allen Poe and his RAVEN: Remember Affect Verb Effect Noun. You can't affect the creepy poem by reading it, but you can enjoy the effect of a talking bird. In everyday speech, affect is a verb. It means to influence something, such as in the headline from the Albuquerque News, Downed Power Line Affects PNM Customers The downed power line had an impact on some power customers: they were without electricity overnight. Effect is mostly commonly used as a noun meaning the result or impact of something, an outcome. If there's "a/an/the" in front of it, it's an effect. The second sentence is from a story about the outcome of long-term sleeping trouble, The Effect of Persistent Sleepiness Adding to the confusion, effect can also be used as a verb to mean to produce or to cause to come into being. Here's an example that uses it correctly, A government unable to effect any change is a government that will produce no surprises. Put another way, a government that can't produce change won't be able to produce surprises; it will be predictable. Most of the time, you'll want affect as a verb meaning to influence something and effect for the something that was influenced. The difference between affect and effect is so slippery that people have started using "impact" as a verb instead. Don't be one of them! Another trick is to remember that affect comes first alphabetically, and an action (to affect) has to occur before you can have a result (an effect).

Affect Effect Government Verb Produce Meaning Impact Power