Meaning
效果 refers to the result or outcome produced by an action, method, or process. It emphasizes the practical effectiveness or impact of something, whether positive or negative. The term is commonly used to evaluate whether something worked as intended.
Usage
效果 is frequently used in contexts involving evaluation, testing, or assessment—such as discussing the effectiveness of medicine, teaching methods, advertising campaigns, or policies. It's often paired with adjectives like 好 (good), 差 (poor), 明显 (obvious), or 显著 (remarkable) to describe the quality of the effect.
Examples
- 01这个药的效果非常明显。.The effect of this medicine is very obvious.
- 02我们的广告效果不太好，需要改进。, .The effect of our advertising isn't very good; we need to improve it.
Characters
Measure words
- 个一个好效果
- 种一种效果
Common collocations
- 效果很好the effect is very good
- 有效果to be effective, to have effect
- 没效果no effect, ineffective
- 达到效果to achieve the desired effect
Origin
效 originally meant 'to imitate' or 'to produce results,' while 果 means 'fruit' or 'result.' Together, 效果 literally means 'the fruit of an effect,' referring to the tangible outcome or result of an action.