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名詞

1

（＝效果）effect; result; fruit; avail; success

用例

• 效を奏す
  to take effect―bear fruit―do its work―be effectual―be successful―succeed―（武器なら）―do execution―tell

• 薬が效を奏した
  The medicine has taken effect―done its work.
• 勉強が效を奏した
  My labours have borne fruit.
• 試みが效を奏した
  My attempt has proved effectual―been successful―succeeded.
• 前回の企図は效を奏さなかった
  The last attempt was attended with no results―fruitless of results―ineffectual.
• 砲撃がことごとく效を奏した（百発百中）
  Every shot did execution
  Every shot told.
• 砲台を砲撃してもなんの效も奏さなかった
  The bombardment made no impression on the forts.
• 労して效あり
  My labours are crowned with success
  My labours have borne fruit.
• 労して效無し
  My labours are fruitless of results
  I have laboured in vain
  I am ill paid for my labours.
• 彼の成功は多年勉強の效だ
  His success is the result of years of study―the fruit of years of industry.
• 彼は勉強の効によって成功したのだ
  He has succeeded by virtue of industry―by dint of perseverance.
• 勉強の效があって彼は今は級の首席を占めている
  Owing to his diligence, he is now at the top of his class.
• 薬を飲んでもなんの效も無い
  The medicine has no effect on me.
• 言ってもなんの效も無い
  Talk will be of no avail
  Talk will avail you nothing.
• 働いてもなんの效も無い
  I have laboured in vain―to no purpose.
• 医薬その效無くて昨夜死去しました
  In spite of medical aid, he breathed his last last night.

2

（＝效力、效能）efficiency; efficacy; virtue

用例

• この薬は效がある
  The medicine has virtue
  The medicine is efficacious.

• キニーネは熱病に效がある
  Quinine is good for fevers.
• 制度は人をまって始めてその效あり
  An institution must depend on men for its efficiency.