Значение

значений: 4
  1. Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy.

    An efficient process would automate all the routine work.

    Our cleaners are almost too efficient: they throw away anything left out on a desk.

    effizient

    эффекти́вныйeffektívnyj

    ефекти́внийefektývnyj

  2. Expressing the proportion of consumed energy that was successfully used in a process; the ratio of useful output to total input.

    The motor is only 20% efficient at that temperature.

  3. Causing effects, producing results; bringing into being; initiating change (rare except in philosophical and legal expression efficient cause = causative factor or agent).

    Ownership, maintenance, or use of the automobile need not be the direct and efficient cause of the injury sustained

  4. (proscribed)Effective, efficacious

Ещё определения
  • being effective without wasting time or effort or expense
  • able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively

Примеры

предложений: 160
  1. There must be a more efficient way to do this.

    Должен быть более экономный способ это сделать. — Ooneykcall

    deDafür muss es einen effizienteren Weg geben. — Rovo

  2. You're very efficient.

    Ты очень эффективен. — Robertpaulson

    ukТи дуже здібний. — Ahha

    deDu bist sehr tüchtig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Tom is very efficient, isn't he?

  4. Tom isn't very efficient, is he?

  5. You seem to be very efficient.

Переводы

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Русский
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Deutsch
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Происхождение

1398, “making,” from Old French, from Latin efficientem, nominative efficiēns, participle

1398, “making,” from Old French, from Latin efficientem, nominative efficiēns, participle of efficere (“work out, accomplish”) (see effect). Meaning “productive, skilled” is from 1787. Efficiency apartment is first recorded 1930, American English.

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Формы

more efficient, most efficient
Сравнительная степеньmore efficient Урок
Превосходная степеньmost efficient Урок

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 7
Близкие по смыслу
  • able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively:effective

Антонимы

антонимов: 3

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 29

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