effort: [15] Etymologically, effort is the ‘putting out’ or ‘showing’ of ‘force’. It comes ultimately from Vulgar Latin *exfortiāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex- ‘out’ and the adjective fortis ‘strong’. This passed into Old French as esforcier ‘force, exert’, from which was derived the noun esforz. English borrowed it in its later form effort. => force
effort (n.)
late 15c., "laborious attempt, strenuous exertion," from Middle French effort, from Old French esforz "force, impetuosity, strength, power," verbal noun from esforcier "force out, exert oneself," from Vulgar Latin *exfortiare "to show strength" (source of Italian sforza), from Latin ex- "out" (see ex-) + Latin fortis "strong" (see fort).
Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt. [Ortega y Gasset, 1949]
Related: Efforts "voluntary exertion," also "result of exertion."
双语例句
1. McGregor's effort was enough to edge Johnson out of the top spot.
麦格雷戈奋力一搏，成功地将约翰逊从第一的位置上挤了下来。
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2. He was making a visible effort to control himself.
他明显是在努力控制自己的情绪。
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3. It is incumbent upon all of us to make an extra effort.
我们所有人都必须加倍努力。
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4. It can take time and effort to match buyers and sellers.
给买卖双方牵线可能需要一些时间和工夫。
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5. Even carrying the camcorder while hiking in the forest was an effort.