in order to impress people
為使人印象深刻
I suspect he's controversial for effect.
我懷疑他喜歡爭(zhēng)論是為給人留下深刻印象。
used to refer to the general sense or meaning of something written or spoken
大意是，意思是
some comments to the effect that my essay was a little light on analysis.
一些大意為我的文章分析不夠的評(píng)論。
having that result, purpose, or meaning
以此為目的的，那樣意思的
she thought it a foolish rule and put a notice to that effect in a newspaper.
她認(rèn)為這是條愚蠢的規(guī)定，并在報(bào)紙上發(fā)表短評(píng)表達(dá)了這一觀點(diǎn)。
In essence; to all purposes
實(shí)質(zhì)上；本質(zhì)上
testimony that in effect contradicted her earlier statement.
證詞實(shí)際上與她以前的話相反