■ effect

不一定是“效果”，可以指某文件或谈话的“内容”，前面加介词 to。

• I want all our people briefed to that effect.我要全体人员都知道那件事情。
• There are leaflets to this effect.有些传单就是这样说的。
• The president issued a statement to the effect that he would resign.总统发表了一个文告，（内容是）说他将辞职。

• marry
• marry 与 wed
• marshal
• masterful
• masterful 与 masterly
• masterly
• match
• material
• material
• material 与 materiel
• materiel
• matter
• mature
• mature 与 expire
• may
• may
• may not
• may 与 can
• may 与 might
• mean
• mean
• means
• meant
• measure
• meat