1、impact:impact正式用词,侧重指物体相撞的结果或接触点。
2、effect:effect名词(可数或不可数),affect=have an effect on。effect有时虽用作动词(及物),但不表示”影响”,而表示“实现”或"产生”等。
1、Her father's death impacted greatly on her childhood years.
父亲去世对她的童年造成巨大影响。
2、The real impact will be felt in the developing world.
发展中国家将会受到真正的影响。
3、The research is too unfocused to have any significant impact.
这一次的研究太零散,难以发挥重大的作用。
1、All this publicity has had a snowball effect on the sales of their latest album.
所有这些宣传对他们最新唱片的销售产生了一种滚雪球效应。
2、The greenhouse effect is well and truly with us.
我们完全处于温室效应中。
3、The effects will last for the whole of his life.
这些将会持续影响他的一生。