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The word 作用 is formed by combining two conceptual characters: 作, which carries the core idea of "to act", "to make", or "to do", representing an active force or operation; and 用, which fundamentally means "to use" or denotes "function" and "utility". Their combination conceptually fuses the notion of an active doing with the resultant function or effect, creating a single integrated idea of an "action that produces a function or effect", hence meaning "effect", "function", or "role". It is the synthesis of process and outcome into one term.
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这种药有治疗作用。
政府在社会中扮演关键作用。
气候变化对农业产生深远作用。
这种化学物质起催化作用。
国际协议在维护全球和平方面发挥不可替代的作用。