单词 | for effect |
释义 | for effectIf you say or do something foreffect, youintentionallydo it toshockpeopleorattracttheirattention: I get theimpressionthat she usesbadlanguageinmeetingsforeffect. Hecarrieda brass-handledwalkingstick,partlyas awalkingaidandpartlyforeffect. Hismusicis verysimple- nothing in it is foreffect. Shepausedforeffect, then made herannouncement. Atpointsin thereading, heloweredhisvoiceforeffect. See also effectnoun(RESULT) for effect| American Dictionaryfor effectsaid or done to get aparticularreactionfrom someone: Hesoundsmean, but he's not – he just says those things foreffect. |
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