生效

• 拼音: shēng xiào
• 汉字拆解: 生 = 土 + 屮 (produce, arise); 效 = 交 + 攴 (effect, result)

含义

To take effect; to come into force; to become operative — referring to laws, contracts, medicines, or decisions.

A formal term used when a rule, agreement, or treatment begins to work or apply. Common in legal and administrative language. Contrasted with 失效 (to expire or become invalid). Typical collocations: 正式生效 (formally take effect), 即日生效 (effective immediately), 条约生效 (treaty enters into force).

例句

1. 新的个人信息保护条例将于下月一日起正式生效，各企业须做好合规准备。
2. 双方签署协议后，合同内容立即生效，任何一方不得单方面撤回。
3. 这种新型药物通常在服用后二十分钟内开始生效，效果可持续数小时。

用法指南

语境: legal, policy, medicine, contracts

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 该法律修正案经全国人大审议通过后，将于公告发布之日起正式生效，具有普遍约束力。(After being reviewed and passed by the National People's Congress, this legislative amendment will formally take effect from the date of publication and carry universal binding force.)
• 新颁布的环境排放标准将于明年一月一日生效，届时所有工业企业必须严格遵照执行。(The newly promulgated environmental emission standards will take effect on 1 January next year, by which time all industrial enterprises must strictly comply.)

错误说法

• 生效 to describe a physical object starting to move or operate — 生效 is reserved for rules, agreements, and substances taking legal or functional effect; use 启动 or 运作 for machines

起源与历史

生 (to arise, to produce) + 效 (effect, result)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal