effort: [15] Etymologically, effort is the ‘putting out’ or ‘showing’ of ‘force’. It comes ultimately from Vulgar Latin *exfortiāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex- ‘out’ and the adjective fortis ‘strong’. This passed into Old French as esforcier ‘force, exert’, from which was derived the noun esforz. English borrowed it in its later form effort. => force
effort (n.)
late 15c., "laborious attempt, strenuous exertion," from Middle French effort, from Old French esforz "force, impetuosity, strength, power," verbal noun from esforcier "force out, exert oneself," from Vulgar Latin *exfortiare "to show strength" (source of Italian sforza), from Latin ex- "out" (see ex-) + Latin fortis "strong" (see fort).
Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt. [Ortega y Gasset, 1949]
Related: Efforts "voluntary exertion," also "result of exertion."
例文
1. McGregor 's effort was enough to edge Johnson out of the top spot.
マグレガーが健闘し、ジョンソンを第1位から押し出すことに成功した。
2.He was Making a visible effort to control himself.
彼は明らかに自分の感情をコントロールしようと努力している。
3.It is incumbent upon all of us to make an extra effort .
私たち全員がもっと努力しなければなりません。
4.It can take time and effort to match buyers and sellers.
売買双方に糸を引くには時間と手間がかかる場合があります。
5.Even carrying the camcorder while hiking in the forest was an effort .