affect, influence, impress

affect, effect, influence

• to affect a policy is to have an effect on it.
  影響一項(xiàng)政策就是對(duì)該政策具有一種影響。
• the news did not affect her at all.＝the news had no effect on her at all.
  這條消息對(duì)她沒(méi)有一點(diǎn)影響。

• they effected their escape in the middle of the night.
  他們半夜逃脫了。
• he effected great changes in the company.
  他使公司發(fā)生了巨大的變化。

• what you read influences your thinking.
  你讀的東西對(duì)你的思想有影響。
• it’s clear that her painting has been influenced by picasso.
  她的畫(huà)顯然受了畢加索的影響。
• television has a strong influence on people.
  電視對(duì)人有很大的影響。

名詞 influence:

1. a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
2. causing something without any direct or apparent effort
3. a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do
4. the effect of one thing (or person) on another
5. one having power to influence another

動(dòng)詞 influence:

1. have and exert influence or effect
   同義詞：act upon, work
2. shape or influence; give direction to
   同義詞：determine, shape, mold, regulate
3. induce into action by using one's charm
   同義詞：charm, tempt

1. His parents no longer have any real influence over him.
   他的父母對(duì)他不再有任何真正的約束力了。
2. Don't let me influence your decision.
   不要讓我影響你的決定。
3. Listening to the music has a calming influence on her.
   聽(tīng)音樂(lè)對(duì)她起了一種鎮(zhèn)靜的作用。
4. He is a man of some influence in the government circles.
   他是個(gè)在政府內(nèi)有一定勢(shì)力的人。

in.flu.ence

n.Abbr. infl.（名詞）縮寫(xiě) infl.
A power affecting a person, thing, or course of events, especially one that operates without any direct or apparent effort:
影響，感化力：一種影響人和事或?qū)е率录l(fā)生的力量，尤指不帶直接和明顯有意因素的客觀力：
例句：
relaxed under the influence of the music; the influence of television on modern life.
在音樂(lè)的影響下放松；電視對(duì)現(xiàn)代生活的影響

Power to sway or affect based on prestige, wealth, ability, or position:
勢(shì)力，權(quán)利：基于名望、財(cái)富、能力或地位的影響和支配的能力：
例句：
used her parent`s influence to get the job.
利用她父母的勢(shì)力去謀求職位

One exercising such power:
影響：施加這種影響力的人：
例句：
My parents considered my friend to be a bad influence on me.
我父母認(rèn)為我朋友對(duì)我有不良影響

An effect or change produced by such power.
結(jié)果，改變：由這種影響力產(chǎn)生的結(jié)果或變化

A determining factor believed by some to affect individual tendencies and characteristics understood to be caused by the positions of the stars and planets at the time of one`s birth.
星力：一種影響個(gè)人的性格與特點(diǎn)的決定性因素，據(jù)認(rèn)為是由一個(gè)人出生時(shí)的星位決定的
Factors believed to be caused by the changing positions of the stars and planets in relation to those positions at the time of one`s birth.
影響力：由于星位與人出生時(shí)的星位的改變而產(chǎn)生的因素
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
in.flu.enced,in.flu.enc.ing,in.flu.enc.es
To produce an effect on by imperceptible or intangible means; sway.
感化，影響：用不可見(jiàn)的或不知不覺(jué)的方式來(lái)產(chǎn)生影響；感化影響
To affect the nature, development, or condition of; modify.See Synonyms at affect
影響，變更：影響某物的本質(zhì)、發(fā)展或狀況；修改參見(jiàn) affect

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>under the influence
Intoxicated, especially with alcohol.
喝醉了酒：醉酒，尤指酒精導(dǎo)致
來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Medieval Latin onfluentia [influx]
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語(yǔ) onfluentia [流入]
from Latin onfluôns onfluent- [present participle of] onfluere [to flow in]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) onfluôns onfluent- [] onfluere的現(xiàn)在分詞 [流進(jìn)]
in- [in] * see in- 2
in- [在] *參見(jiàn) in-2
fluere [to flow] * see bhleu-
fluere [流] *參見(jiàn) bhleu-

【引伸】
in.fluenceable
adj.（形容詞）
in.fluencer
n.（名詞）