Word · Frequency #754
affect
情感；情绪
A subjective feeling or emotion in response to a thought or stimulus, often shown through physical signs.
- 1.
A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs.
对思想或其他刺激产生的主观感受；情绪、情感,尤其表现为外在身体迹象。
对思想或其他刺激产生的主观感受；情绪、情感,尤其表现为外在身体迹象。；自觉感情
In use
The patient's affect was flat, showing no emotion.
A blunted affect is often seen in depression.
She displayed a cheerful affect despite the bad news.
Connections
Collocations
- flat affect
- 情感平淡；表情缺失
- The patient showed a flat affect during the interview.这位患者在访谈中表现出情感平淡。
- blunted affect
- 情感迟钝
- Depression often causes a blunted affect.抑郁症常常导致情感迟钝。
- negative affect
- 消极情感
- Negative affect can influence decision-making.消极情感会影响决策。
- positive affect
- 积极情感
- Positive affect is linked to better health.积极情感与更好的健康状况相关。
- emotional affect
- 情绪反应
- The medication may reduce emotional affect.这种药物可能会减轻情绪反应。
- inappropriate affect
Learner notes
Memory Tip
affect 名词 = 情绪的外在表现；联想‘情感流露在外表’，就像脸上带着的表情。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：psychology、psychiatry、academic writing affect 作名词时多用于心理学、精神病学等专业语境，表示情感、情绪反应，属于较正式的术语。日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵（重读音节 /-fekt/）的有 effect /ɪˈfekt/ 和 infect /ɪnˈfekt/。拼写相似的 defect 名词 /ˈdiːfekt/（重音在首音节）和 perfect 形容词 /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/（元音不同）并不押韵；但 perfect 作动词时读 /pərˈfekt/，可以押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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