efficacy; effectiveness; utility
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
efficacy; effectiveness; utility; useful effect
Commonly used in economics, medicine, and formal contexts to describe the degree of usefulness or effectiveness of something.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
de的
xiào效
yòng用
hěn很
hǎo好
。
This medicine is very effective.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
fā发
huī挥
zhè这
xiàng项
zhèng政
cè策
de的
zuì最
dà大
xiào效
yòng用
。
We need to maximize the effectiveness of this policy.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
xīn新
jì技
shù术
de的
xiào效
yòng用
chí持
jiǔ久
。
The utility of this new technology is long-lasting.
Zài在
jīng经
jì济
xué学
zhōng中
，
biān边
jì际
xiào效
yòng用
shì是
yī一
gè个
zhòng重
yào要
gài概
niàn念
。
In economics, marginal utility is an important concept.