Word

effects

/ɪˈfekts/

noun

个人动产；财物

核心释义

property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business

财物；个人财产；[经] 动产

He packed his personal effects and left the apartment.

他收拾好个人财物离开了公寓。

用法提示：这里 "effects" 指个人物品，即动产。

The deceased's effects were divided among the heirs.

死者的财物被继承人们分掉了。

用法提示：这里 "effects" 指死者的个人财产。

She stored her household effects in a storage unit.

她把家用财物存放在一个储物间里。

用法提示：这里 "effects" 指家庭动产，即可移动的财产。

He packed his personal effects into a small suitcase.

他把个人财物装进一个小手提箱。

Their household effects were damaged in the move.

他们的家用财物在搬家时受损了。

常用在法律或遗嘱语境中。

She left her effects to her nephew.

她把财物留给了侄子。

易错句子He left his personal affects in the room.正确表达He left his personal effects in the room.

Affect 通常作动词，意为‘影响’；而 effects 作名词意为‘财物’、‘动产’。混淆二者是常见的拼写错误，应根据词义选择正确的词形。

易错句子Please take all your personal effect with you.正确表达Please take all your personal effects with you.

表示‘个人财物’时，effects 必须用复数形式，不能用单数 effect。这是名词的数数搭配错误。