efficient
adjective/ɪˈfɪʃnt/
Слово англійською: efficient
Переклад efficient українською: ефективний
Детальний опис
- doing something in a good, careful and complete way with no waste of time, money or energy
- a highly efficient worker
- efficient heating equipment
- more efficient use of energy
- We offer a fast, friendly and efficient service.
- This is simply the most efficient way to do it.
- We must meet members' needs in the most efficient and effective ways possible.
- efficient at something As we get older, our bodies become less efficient at burning up calories.
- efficient at something These magnificent animals were remarkably efficient at survival.
- efficient in something Modern water boilers are highly efficient in fuel use.
- efficient in doing something He was ruthlessly efficient in acquiring estates.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘making, causing’): from Latin efficient- ‘accomplishing’, from the verb efficere ‘accomplish’, from ex- ‘out, thoroughly’ + facere ‘do, make’. The current sense dates from the late 18th cent.