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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary af·fect
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin affectus, from afficere DATE 14th century 1. obsolete : feeling , affection 2. the conscious subjective aspect of an emotion considered apart from bodily changes; also : a set of observable manifestations of a subjectively experienced emotion patients…showed perfectly normal reactions and affects — Oliver Sacks Usage: see effect
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French affecter, from Latin affectare, frequentative of afficere to influence, from ad- + facere to do — more at do DATE 15th century transitive verb 1. archaic : to aim at 2. a. archaic : to have affection for b. to be given to : fancy affect flashy clothes 3. to make a display of liking or using : cultivate affect a worldly manner 4. to put on a pretense of : feign affect indifference, though deeply hurt 5. to tend toward drops of water affect roundness 6. frequent intransitive verb obsolete : incline 2Synonyms: see assume Usage: see effect
transitive verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from affectus, past participle of afficere DATE 15th century : to produce an effect upon: as a. to produce a material influence upon or alteration in paralysis affected his limbs b. to act upon (as a person or a person's mind or feelings) so as to effect a response : influence Usage: see effect Synonyms. affect , influence , touch , impress , strike , sway mean to produce or have an effect upon. affect implies the action of a stimulus that can produce a response or reaction the sight affected her to tears influence implies a force that brings about a change (as in nature or behavior) our beliefs are influenced by our upbringing touch may carry a vivid suggestion of close contact and may connote stirring, arousing, or harming plants touched by frost his emotions were touched by her distress impress stresses the depth and persistence of the effect only one of the plans impressed him strike , similar to but weaker than impress, may convey the notion of sudden sharp perception or appreciation struck by the solemnity of the occasion sway implies the acting of influences that are not resisted or are irresistible, with resulting change in character or course of action politicians who are swayed by popular opinion English Etymology affect 1. affect (n.) 14c., "mental state," from L. affectus, pp. of afficere"act on, have influence on, to do something to," a verb of broad meaning, from ad- "to" + facere (pp. factus) "do" (see factitious). The verb meaning "to make an impression on" is attested from 1630s. 2. affect (v.) "to make a pretense of," 1660s, earlier "to assume the character of (someone)" (1590s); originally in Eng. "to aim at, aspire to, make for" (late 15c.), from M.Fr . affecter (15c.), from L.affectare "to strive after, aim at," freq. of afficere (pp. affectus) "to do something to, act on" (see affect (n.)).http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ affect af·fect / E5fekt / verb1. [VN] [often passive] to produce a change in sb / sth 影响: How will these changes affect us? 这些变化对我们会有什么影响？ Your opinion will not affect my decision. 你的意见不会影响我的决定。 The south of the country was worst affected by the drought. 该国南方旱情最严重。 2. [VN] [often passive] (of a disease 疾病) to attack sb or a part of the body; to make sb become ill / sick (疾病)侵袭,感染: The condition affects one in five women. 每五个妇女就有一个人患有这种病。 Rub the cream into the affected areas. 把乳膏揉进感染处。 3. [VN] [often passive] to make sb have strong feelings of sadness, pity, etc. (感情上)深深打动；使悲伤(或怜悯等): They were deeply affected by the news of her death. 她死亡的消息使他们唏嘘不已。 4. (formal) to pretend to be feeling or thinking sth 假装: ▪ [VN] She affected a calmness she did not feel. 她强装镇静。 ▪ [also V to inf] 5. [VN] (formal, disapproving) to use or wear sth that is intended to impress other people 炫耀；做作 SYN put on :
I wish he wouldn't affect that ridiculous accent. 但愿他别故意装出那种可笑的腔调。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English affect verb 1 influence ADV. greatly, materially, radically, significantly, very much | barely, hardly, not unduly Sales did not seem unduly affected. | slightly | clearly | directly | indirectly | adversely, badly, seriously, severely VERB + AFFECT be likely to developments that are likely to affect the environment 2 make sb sad/angry ADV. deeply, profoundly Her death affected him deeply. OLT affect verb ⇨ affect (It won't affect my decision.)⇨ impress (deeply affected by your experiences) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged af·fect I. \ˈaˌfekt, aˈf-, əˈf-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin affectus disposition, affection, desire, from affectus, past participle of afficere 1. obsolete : feeling , emotion 2. [German affekt, from Latin affectus] psychology : the conscious subjective aspect of an emotion considered apart from bodily changes II. \əˈfekt, (ˈ)a|f-\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French affecter, from Latin affectare, freq. of afficere to exert an influence, to bestow, apply oneself, from ad- + -ficere (from facere to do) — more at do transitive verb 1. archaic : to aim at : aspire to : try to attain < this proud man affects imperial sway — John Dryden > 2. a. archaic : to have affection for (a person or object) < as for Queen Katharine, he rather respected than affected, rather honored than loved her — Thomas Fuller > b. : to be given to : fancy < affect a precise way of speaking > < affect brightly colored clothing > 3. : to make a display of liking or using : cultivate or profess ostentatiously < it was the habit of the moment at Oxford to affect irreverence — T.B.Costain > 4. : to assume the character or appearance of : put on a pretense of : pretend , feign , counterfeit < affect indifference > < youthfulness is something she has to affect — E.R.Bentley > < Lewis at first affected to receive these propositions coolly — T.B.Macaulay > 5. : to tend toward < drops of water affect roundness > 6. : to be frequently or habitually found in : frequent < swallows that affect chimneys > < she was employed far away from the table which I affected — Arnold Bennett > intransitive verb obsolete : incline 2Synonyms: see assume III. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin affectus, past participle 1. : to act upon: a. : to produce an effect (as of disease) upon < a condition affecting the heart > b. (1) : to produce a material influence upon or alteration in < rainfall affects plant growth > < areas to be affected by highway construction > (2) : to have a detrimental influence on — used especially in the phrase affecting commerce c. : to make an impression on (as the mind or the feelings) < the physical details that had once affected her so deeply — Ellen Glasgow > : influence < the only law on the books affecting the conduct of the individual — Zechariah Chafee > 2. : assign , allot < endowment funds affected to the provision of scholarships > Synonyms: influence , touch , impress , strike , sway : affect applies to a stimulus strong enough to bring about a reaction, sometimes emotional, or bring about some modification, usually without total change < a sentence about the weather, and how it affected her joints — Floyd Dell > < I was more than a little unstrung. Those long weeks of solitude had affected my nerves — Jack McLaren > < the crop in China would have been larger had not flood damage adversely affected the yields — Collier's Year Book > influence applies to a force that brings about a change or determines a course or stand < the general political views of John Quincy Adams strongly influenced him, though he was not attracted by the example and methods of the older man — W.C.Ford > < the British expressed views still strongly influenced by nineteenth-century concepts of diplomacy and imperialism — Vera M. Dean > < she influenced profoundly the history of her people by her political acumen as minister without portfolio — Americana Annual> touch , similar to affect but more vivid, may suggest forceful or emotional arousing, stirring, or impinging on < they do care! their hearts are touched. We can do anything with them now — Hugh Walpole > < a small object whose exquisite workmanship has touched me with its intimate charm — Jean S. Untermeyer > impress may suggest a deep lasting effect < the populace was impressed because the president in person had heeded the call of a poor farmer — H.F.Wilkins > < his appeal was to fear, and he so impressed his hearers that frequently they fell to the floor or shrieked in terror — H.E.Starr > strike is more likely to suggest sudden sharp perception or reaction < with a note in her voice that struck them all awake and fearful — Grace Campbell > < she was struck silent by her love — Ethel Wilson > < we may be struck with a sense of otherness, of unfamiliarity, and we seek orientation in terms of what we already know — A.C.Danto > sway often applies to influences that are either not resisted or have such force that resistance is overcome, with resulting change in the subject's nature or course < capricious deities, swayed by human passions and desires — G.L.Dickinson > < it is generally conceded that phrasing can sway opinions most easily when those opinions are not strongly held — S.L.Payne > < the elemental forces which sway the spirit with immortal hopes and infinite terrors — Roger Fry > |
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