affect

• 名词，指情绪的主观体验方面，即个体感受到的情感状态，与身体变化相区分；在心理学中也指情感的表达或外显表现。

A noun referring to the conscious subjective aspect of an emotion considered apart from bodily changes.

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1. C1formal

   A person's observable emotional state or expression, often used in psychology.

   情感表达

   • The patient displayed a flat affect during the evaluation.
   • Psychologists assess affect to understand emotional responses.
   • His affect remained neutral despite the bad news.

   同义词demeanoremotionexpressionfeelingsentiment

2. Emotional experienceC2formal

   The conscious subjective aspect of emotion, as opposed to mood.

   情感体验

   • Therapists analyze both affect and cognition in sessions.
   • The study measured participants' affect after viewing the images.
   • Changes in affect can indicate mental health issues.

   同义词emotionfeelingsentiment

• 动词，指对某人或某事物产生影响或引起变化。

A verb meaning to influence or produce a change in someone or something.

1. Influence or changeA2formal

   To have an effect on someone or something; to influence.

   影响

   • The weather affected our travel plans.
   • Poor diet can affect your health.
   • The decision will affect all employees.

   同义词act onalterchangeimpactinfluencemodifyswaytouchtransform

2. Cause emotionB2formal

   To cause someone to feel emotion or to move emotionally.

   触动情感

   • The movie deeply affected her.
   • His story affected everyone in the room.
   • The news affected him more than he expected.

   同义词impactimpressmovestirswaytouch