Wednesday, May 15, 2013

effect、consequence、result三字有何分別?

(1)effect一般指較直接的效果,例如:
Our warning did not have much effect on him.

我們的警告對他沒有多大效果。
(2)consequence指「後果」,例如:
Should a third world war break out, the consequences would be unthinkable.

如果爆發第三次世界大戰,後果不堪設想。
(A Dictionary of Commonly Used English Words)

(3)result指「結果」,例如:
His illness is the result of overdose.
他的病是服藥過量的結果。

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