"take effect" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 生效

Definition

开始产生结果或正式生效，比如法律或规定开始实施。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要用于正式、法律或官方场合，表示法律、规定、改变或药物开始生效。常和‘on’或‘from’连用表示时间：'The rule will take effect on Monday.'不用于表示直接生理效果（用 'have an effect'）。

Examples

The new law will take effect next year.

新法律明年将**生效**。

Your changes will take effect after you restart the computer.

重启电脑后，你的更改会**生效**。

The medicine takes an hour to take effect.

这药需要一个小时才**生效**。

Once the contract is signed, it will take effect immediately.

合同一签好就会立刻**生效**。

School rules take effect at the beginning of each term.

校规在每学期开始时**生效**。

It took a while for the new policy to actually take effect across all departments.

新政策在所有部门真正**生效**花了一些时间。