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efficient

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解释

adj. 有效率的；有能力的；生效的

※ 提供单词"efficient"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

英文词源

efficient: efficient: see effect
efficient (adj.): late 14c., "making, producing immediate effect, active, effective," from Old French efficient and directly from Latin efficientem (nominative efficiens) "effective, efficient, producing, active," present participle of efficere "work out, accomplish" (see effect). Meaning "productive, skilled" is from 1787. Related: Efficiently.

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例句和用法

1. The pill is the most efficient method of birth control.: 服用避孕药是最有效的避孕方法。

2. These people are very efficient, very organized and excellent time managers.: 这些人做事效率很高，井井有条，并且十分善于管理时间。

3. The process of replication is very quick and efficient.: 复制的过程快捷、高效。

4. Service was outstandingly friendly and efficient, falling down on only one detail.: 服务态度极佳，效率也蛮高，仅在一个小地方不尽人意。

5. An efficient bulb may lighten the load of power stations.: 一个节能灯泡也许就能减轻发电站的负荷。