efficacy
noun[U]
uk/ˈef.ɪ.kə.si/us/ˈef.ə.kə.si/formal
theability,especiallyof amedicineor amethodofachievingsomething, toproducetheintendedresult:
功效,效力,效验Theyrecentlyranaseriesofteststomeasurethe efficacy of thedrug.他们最近进行了一系列的试验来检测这种药的功效。
Synonym
effectiveness
technical
how well aparticulartreatmentordrugworksundercarefullycontrolledscientifictestingconditions:
Theclinicalreportshowsresultsofalmost95% efficacy for thevaccine.
Ofcourse, the efficacyofanydrugin astudywill be different fromitsactualperformancein thepopulation.
Efficacytrialsdeterminewhether aninterventionproducestheexpectedresultunderidealcircumstances.
Efficient and effective
- be firing on all cylindersidiom
- businesslike
- clockwork
- come together
- dispatch
- do the trickidiom
- does what it says on the tinidiom
- high-functioning
- labour-saving
- miraculous
- non-effective
- organized
- punch
- smooth
- snappy
- super-effective
- super-efficiency
- super-efficient
- super-smooth
- trick