effectual

IPA/ɪˈfektʃuəl/
IPA/ɪˈfektʃuəl/

effectual — 形容詞

  • effectualpositive
  • more effectualcomparative
  • most effectualsuperlative

1. Describes a method, action, or thing that successfully brings about the result i

1.形容詞C1
釋義

奏效的

能成功達到預期效果的

Describes a method, action, or thing that successfully brings about the result it was intended to achieve.

例句

The new medicine proved effectual, and Kwame’s fever went down within hours.

這種新藥證明是奏效的，Kwame 的發燒在幾小時內就退了。

proved effectual — linking verb + adjective pattern

The police took effectual action, stopping the thief before he could reach the door.

警方採取了奏效的行動，在小偷跑到門口之前就將他制服。

effectual + noun (attributive use)

常見搭配
  • effectual remedy
  • effectual action
  • effectual method
  • effectual measure
  • effectual communication
  • prove effectual
  • be effectual in
同義詞
  • effective

    Much more common and broader in meaning; can describe people, actions, or things

  • efficacious

    Very formal, mostly used in medical or technical writing; stronger emphasis on proven power

  • productive

    Focuses on output or yield rather than whether the specific intended result was achieved

反義詞
  • ineffectual

    Direct opposite; failing to produce the intended result

  • ineffective

    More common antonym; not producing the desired effect

  • futile

    Stronger; pointless because success is impossible

文法句型

be effectual

effectual + noun

effectual in + noun/gerund

用法筆記

Frequently appears in formal writing (reports, evaluations, legal texts) rather than everyday conversation. The much more common word “effective” covers most of the same ground; choose “effectual” when you want to emphasise that the intended outcome was actually reached, not just that the action had a strong impact.

常見錯誤

The new teacher is very effectual with children.
The new teacher is very effective with children.
'effective' is the general word for producing a desired result; 'effectual' is reserved for actions, methods, and remedies, not people.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • effectual remedy
  • effectual action
  • effectual method
  • effectual measure
  • effectual communication
  • effectual means

副詞搭配

  • highly effectual
  • truly effectual
  • equally effectual

常用片語

  • prove effectual
  • be effectual in

介系詞搭配

  • effectual in