to the effect that

英 [tu ðə ɪ'fekt ðæt] 美 [tu ðə ɪ'fekt ðæt]

• 大意是； 含义是

to the effect that的用法和样例：

例句

1. He left a message for me to the effect that he would come tonight.
   他给我留了一个口信大意是说他今晚会来。
2. The novel is to the effect that a lady was thrown over by her husband.
   小说的大意是说一个女人被她丈夫遗弃的事。
3. The sense of an unfamiliar word is hard to come at.
   一个不熟悉的词的含义是很难理解的。
4. However to many people its meaning is lost.
   然而，对许多人来说，其含义是丢失。

词汇搭配

• to the effect that ... 大意是 ...