From the word’s history
From Middle French effort, from Old French esfort, from esforcier 'to force, exert', from Vulgar Latin *exfortiō, from Latin ex + fortis 'strong'.
經古法文 esfort 來自拉丁文 ex 加 fortis「強壯」。
Picture the energy you push out of yourself — straining muscles or a focused mind — to make something happen. That outward push of energy is the heart of the word; everything else is that push seen from a different angle: as an attempt, as something hard, as group work, as the finished result.
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原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
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effortnoun/ˈɛf.ət/
- 1
The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
- make an effort
- take a lot of effort
- 2
An endeavor.
- Although he didn't win any medals, Johnson's effort at the Olympics won over many fans.
- But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea.
- 3
A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.
- the two bodies between which the effort acts
effortverb/ˈɛf.ət/
- 1
To make an effort.
- 2
obsoleteTo strengthen, fortify or stimulate
- When old, he lived in London where, being High-minded and Poor, he was exposed to the contempt of disingenuous persons. Yet he efforted his Spirits with a Commemoration of the Days of Old.
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