affected

/əˈfektɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈfektɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈfek-təd a-/ (ame, mw)

affected — 形容詞

  • affectedpositive
  • more affectedcomparative
  • most affectedsuperlative

1. Changed or influenced in some way by an event, situation, or external factor — o

1.形容詞B2
釋義

受影響的

受到外部因素改變或影響的

Changed or influenced in some way by an event, situation, or external factor — often used to describe people, places, or systems that have experienced a negative impact.

例句

The government sent aid to all families affected by the flood.

政府向所有受水災影響的家庭提供了援助。

affected + by + [disaster] — typical collocation for negative external events

Oluwaseun could not sleep after the news; they were deeply affected by their friend's illness.

Oluwaseun 聽到消息後無法入睡，朋友的病情深深影響了他們。

deeply affected + by — emotional reaction pattern

同義詞
  • impacted

    very similar in meaning; 'impacted' is slightly stronger and more common in news reporting about disasters or health

  • influenced

    more neutral; can be positive or negative, while 'affected' often implies a negative change

  • touched

    softer, often emotional; 'touched by the story' implies sympathy rather than material impact

反義詞
  • unaffected

    unchanged or not influenced; the direct opposite

  • immune

    stronger — unable to be affected at all; often medical or figurative

文法句型

affected + by + noun phrase

the affected + noun

用法筆記

Common in news and formal writing when describing the scope of damage or change (the affected area, affected residents). The preposition by introduces the cause. Unlike sense 2 (PRETENTIOUS), this sense carries no negative judgement about the person's character.

常見錯誤

❌The affected accent made him sound rich' (using the IMPACTED sense to describe artificial speech).
✅His affected accent was hard to listen to.
💡Sense 1 (IMPACTED) refers to something changed by an external force; sense 2 (PRETENTIOUS) describes fake behaviour.

2. Not natural or sincere, especially when someone tries to seem more important or

2.形容詞B2
釋義

做作的

行為或說話不自然，刻意顯得很重要或有品味

Not natural or sincere, especially when someone tries to seem more important or cultured.

例句

Sofia found the poet's affected accent hard to listen to all evening.

Sofia 覺得那位詩人做作的腔調讓人整晚難以忍受。

affected + accent — describes speech meant to impress

The reviewer criticised the actress for her affected gestures on stage.

評論家批評那位女演員在臺上做作的肢體動作。

affected + gestures — describes deliberate, unnatural body language

同義詞
  • pretentious

    stronger emphasis on trying to seem more cultured or important than one is; implies a broader personality flaw

  • artificial

    broader in meaning; can also describe objects or situations, not only behaviour

  • mannered

    specifically of artistic or literary style being overly polished and unnatural

  • put-on

    informal; suggests a deliberate act or show that the person may drop when not in public

反義詞
  • natural

    the direct opposite — acting without trying to impress or appear different

  • genuine

    emphasises sincerity and honesty in behaviour

  • unaffected

    the negative prefix form; describes someone whose manner is simple and sincere

文法句型

affected + noun (manners, accent, style, way of speaking)

用法筆記

Frequently appears before nouns that describe observable behaviour — accent, tone, manner, politeness, charm. This sense carries a clear negative judgement: the speaker is accusing someone of being fake.

常見錯誤

❌She was affected by his kindness' (when meaning emotionally moved).
✅She was affected by the sad film.
💡The 'artificial' sense of affected does NOT describe emotional response; use the past participle of 'affect' (verb) for that meaning.