affect/ə'fekt/

v.

➊ have an influence on sb/sth; cause sb/sth to change

➋ cause illness in sb

➌ cause strong emotions in sb

v. [T]

➊ 影响：The accident didn't affect him. 这个事故对他没有什么影响。

◇Three provinces were affected by the flood. 3个省遭受了洪灾。

➋ （疾病）侵袭：be affected with high fever 发高烧

◇a serious disease mainly affecting women over the age of 40 主要是40岁以上妇女易患的一种严重疾病

➌ （在感情方面）打动；震动：We were all greatly affected by the terrible news. 这个恐怖的消息让我们所有人都大为震动。

构词af (= ad-) + fect （= do做）

同根 effect; perfect

巧记 affect和effect的拼写

affect与effect的词性容易混淆，可以这样来类比记：affect同afford的词性；effect同effort的词性。

The arrow affected the animal.

The effect was exciting.