英文不好，就不要想当然

Effective是什么意思你知道不知道？google "define: effective"就可以发现

adjective

 

1. 1.

   successful in producing a desired or intended result.

   "effective solutions to environmental problems"

   synonyms:

   successful, effectual, potent, powerful; More

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2. 2.

   fulfilling a specified function in fact, though not formally acknowledged as such.

   "the region did not come under effective Dutch control until 1904"

   synonyms:

   virtual, practical, essential, actual, implicit, tacit More

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