- Adjective
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1. sufficient to produce a result;
- "a man to whom painting was but another and less effectual way of writing dramas or novels or history"
- antonym: ineffectual
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2. producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect;
- "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford
- "effective teaching methods"
- "effective steps toward peace"
- "made an effective entrance"
- "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"
- "an efficacious law"
- synonym: effective,efficacious
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3. exerting or capable of exerting strong physiological or chemical effects;
- "an effectual vaccine"
- 1. Quinine is an effectual preventive for malaria.
- 奎宁是有效的疟疾预防药。
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 2. They are almost as expeditious and effectual as Aladdin's lamp.
- 他们几乎像如意神灯那么迅速有效。
来自《简明英汉词典》


