2021-04-12
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – affective & effective
แนะนำการใช้ ตามที่ส่วนใหญ่ใช้ แต่ละท้องถิ่น
ความหมาย อาจผันแปร ตาม ตำแหน่ง/หน้าที่ ในประโยค
Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง affective adj. = ‘AF-ek-tiv’
ออกเสียง effective = ‘ih-FEK-tiv’ or ‘ee-FEK-tiv’
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree
Affective = caused by or expressing feelings; emotional; causing emotion or feeling:
It was an affective scene that brought tears to the audience.
Not to be confused with:
effective = producing the intended result:
Her effective speech caused many to volunteer.;
= actually in force:
The new law becomes effective on January 1.
Dictionary.com
WHEN TO USE
What are other ways to say effective?
The adjective effective describes things that are adequate to accomplish a purpose, or that produce the intended or expected result.
But effective isn’t quite the same as effectual, efficacious, or efficient!
Find out why on Thesaurus.com.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for effective
Adjective
EFFECTIVE, EFFECTUAL, EFFICIENT, EFFICACIOUS
mean producing or capable of producing a result.
EFFECTIVE stresses the actual production of or the power to produce an effect.
an effective rebuttal
EFFECTUAL suggests the accomplishment of a desired result especially as viewed after the fact.
the measures to stop the pilfering proved effectual
EFFICIENT suggests an acting or a potential for action or use in such a way asto avoid loss or waste of energy in effecting, producing, or functioning.
an efficient small car
EFFICACIOUS suggests possession of a special quality or virtue that gives effective power.
a detergent that is efficacious in removing grease
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Comparing Efficient, Effective,and Proficient
Adjective
These three words cover some overlapping territory.
Efficient most often describes
what is capable of producing desired results
without wasting materials, time, or energy.
While the word can be applied to bothpeople and things,
it is far more commonlyapplied to things,
such as machines, systems, processes, and organizations.
The focus of the word is on how little is wasted or lost
while the desired results are produced.
Effective typically describes things
—such as policies, treatments, arguments, and techniques
—that do what they are intended to do.
People can also be described as effective
when they accomplish what they set out to accomplish,
but the word is far more often applied to things.
Proficient typically describes people,
and it often is followed by the preposition at.
If you are proficient at something, you are very good at it.
You are, in fact, so good at doing it
that you are unusually efficient when you do it.
One can also be proficient in something, such as a language.
Collins COBUILD English Usage
Effective – efficient
1. 'effective'
If someone or something is effective,
they do something well and produce the results that were intended.
We need effective street lighting.
Simple antibiotics are effective against this virus.
She was very effective in getting people to communicate.
2. 'efficient'
If someone or something is efficient,
they do a job well and successfully, without wasting time or energy.
You need a highly efficient production manager if you want to reduce costs
Engines and cars can be made more efficient.
Be Careful!
Effective and efficient are often confused,
but they have slightly different meanings.
If you are effective, you do a job properly;
if you are efficient, you do it quickly and easily.
Doing research at the library can be effective,
but using the internet is often more efficient.
Dictionary of Problem Words in English
affective & effective
The primary meaning of affective is “emotional,”
“caused by or expressingfeeling and sentiment”:
“Many scenes in Dickens’s novels are affective.”
Effective has several meaning,
the primary one being “producingthe intended or expected results”:
“The contrast in meaning can be illustrated thus:
“The affective death scene of Little Nell Trent in Dickens’s
The Old Curiosity Shop is a dramatically effective.”
