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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
效力 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
效力 =
ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋ · xiàolì
noun — effect, potency, force (of a drug or rule); verb — to serve, to work for

字源 FORM — what the parts do

effect; to devote oneself (效果)xiào
strength, force (力量)
效力,效果的效,力量的力。
意 · Meanings
(本義)效果、作用的力量— potency — the force with which something takes effect常用
為某人或某方出力做事— to serve — to put one's strength at another's disposal常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension