英语词汇“impression”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	impression
释义	im·pres·sion \ə̇mˈpreshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English impressioun, from Middle French impression, from Latin impression-, impressio, from impressus (past part of imprimere to impress) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at impress 1. : the act or process of impressing: as a. (1) : an affecting by stamping, bearing upon, pressing, pressing into, or otherwise exerting a physical force that marks, grooves, embosses, or prints in some way < the worker held the metal firm during the impression by the die > < a firm impression of the seal on the wax > (2) archaic : the printing process b. : a communicating or giving of a mold, style, trait, or character by an external force or influence < a parent concerned with the impression of good traits on the mind and personality of his children > 2. : the effect or product of an impression: as a. (1) : an indentation, stamp, embossment, form, or figure resulting from physical contact usually with pressure < the strokes became wedge-shaped impressions which gave cuneiform its name — Peter Lawrence > < a banking system whose principal features would be a circulation of notes bearing a common impression — Encyc. Americana > < a well-printed book has a sharp, clean impression — Joseph Blumenthal > (2) obsolete : a telling mark or trace (3) : a negative imprint in plastic material of the surfaces of the teeth and adjacent portions of the jaw from which a positive likeness may be produced in dentistry (4) : meter impression b. : an especially marked influence or effect on feeling, sense, or mind < the bad dream made a terrible impression on the child > < the impression of the ocean was vivid in his mind > < made a favorable impression on the audience > < the more emotion the reading arouses, the deeper the impression on the learner — W.F.Mackey > < square chimneys thrusting upward add to the impression of weight — American Guide Series: Arkansas > c. (1) : a characteristic trait or feature resulting from influence < the impression produced by an environment on a person's habits > (2) : an effect of alteration or improvement < the fur traders … made little permanent impression on the wilderness — R.A.Billington > < a candle or lamp struggled feebly from a window but made no impression on the darkness — S.H.Holbrook > d. : a telling image impressed on the senses or the mind < looking over the steep hills, the first impression is of an immense void like the sea — Richard Jefferies > < drank in all the new impressions eagerly — Havelock Ellis > 3. : a piece of wax, metal, or other substance on which a seal has been impressed 4. archaic a. : charge, attack b. : strong effect : impact, shock 5. obsolete : an atmospheric condition or phenomenon 6. a. : the amount of pressure with which an inked printing surface deposits its ink on the paper in the printing process < each form should be made ready with as light an impression as practicable — John Southward > b. : one instance of the meeting of a printing surface and the material being printed < plates badly worn after a million impressions > also : a single print or copy so made c. : all the copies of a book or other publication printed in one continuous operation from a single makeready < first published in 1939 and now available in a third impression — Times Literary Supplement > — called also printing; compare edition 7. : a usually indistinct or imprecise notion, remembrance, belief, or opinion < an impression of familiarity with a face > < the mistaken impression that they were out of enemy territory > < cold, and mysterious, and ghostly — that is my first and lasting impression of Mycenae — Mary Chubb > 8. a. : the first coat of color in painting b. : a coat of paint for ornament or preservation 9. : an imitation or representation of salient features in an artistic or theatrical medium (as a ballet, painting, or theatrical monologue) < the novel was an impression of the battle from the point of view of the common soldier > especially : an imitation in caricature of a noted personality as a form of theatrical entertainment < the comedian gave several impressions of famous movie and television stars > Synonyms: see idea
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