phrase If you say or do something for effect, you intentionally do it to shock people or attract their attention: 哗众取宠;耸人听闻 I get the impression that she uses bad language in meetings for effect.我觉得她开会时说脏话是在故意引人注意。 He carried a brass-handled walking stick, partly as a walking aid and partly for effect. His music is very simple - nothing in it is for effect. She paused for effect, then made her announcement. At points in the reading, he lowered his voice for effect. See also
effectnoun(RESULT)
for effect | American Dictionary
for effect
idiom said or done to get a particular reaction from someone: He sounds mean, but he's not – he just says those things for effect.