impression

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another. countable,uncountable
    — His head made an impression on the pillow.
  2. The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person. countable,uncountable
    — He tried to make a good impression on his parents.
  3. A vague recalling of an event, a belief. countable,uncountable
    — I have the impression that he's already left for Paris.
  4. An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another person. countable,uncountable
  5. An outward appearance. countable,uncountable
  6. A performance metric representing an instance where a post or ad is shown once. Internet,countable,uncountable
    — Publishers are paid for each ad impression their site generates.
  7. The first coat of colour, such as the priming in house-painting etc. countable,uncountable
  8. A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, etc. countable,uncountable
  9. The vivid perception of something as it is experienced, in contrast to ideas or thoughts drawn from memory or the imagination. countable,uncountable
    — Let us, therefore, use a little freedom, and call them Impressions; employing that word in a sense somewhat different from the usual. By the term impression, then, I mean all our more lively perceptions, when we hear, or see, or feel, or love, or hate, or desire, or will. And impressions are distinguished from ideas, which are the less lively perceptions, of which we are conscious, when we reflect on any of those sensations or movements above mentioned.
  10. set of copies of a publication printed at one time having the same content, layout, pagination, etc. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To manipulate a blank key within a lock so as to mark it with impressions of the shape of the lock, which facilitates creation of a duplicate key.
    — The trick in impressioning a key is to remove only a small amount of the blank, by filing or cutting, from the pin positions where impressions have been left.

词形变化

impressions plural impressions present,singular,third-person impressioning participle,present impressioned participle,past impressioned past

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Latin in-
Proto-Indo-European *per-?
Proto-Indo-European *pres-der.
Proto-Italic *pres-
Latin premō
Latin imprimō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin impressiōder.
Old French impressionder.
English impression
From Old French impression, from Latin impressio. Equivalent to impress + -ion.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Latin in-
Proto-Indo-European *per-?
Proto-Indo-European *pres-der.
Proto-Italic *pres-
Latin premō
Latin imprimō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin impressiōder.
Old French impressionder.
English impression
From Old French impression, from Latin impressio. Equivalent to impress + -ion.
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