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efficacious

英 [,efɪ'keɪʃəs] 美
  • adj. 有效的;灵验的

英英释意


1. marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect;
"written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices...of the readers"-Aldous Huxley
"the medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough"
2. producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect;
"an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford
"effective teaching methods"
"effective steps toward peace"
"made an effective entrance"
"his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"
"an efficacious law"