imprint1
KK: [ɪmˈprɪnt]
DJ: [imˈprint]
vt.
- 印,壓印;蓋(印等)於[(+on/upon/with)]
imprint a kiss on the forehead
在額上使勁吻一下
imprint a paper with a seal
在文件上蓋章
- 銘刻;牢記[(+on/upon/in)]
a sight
imprinted forever on her memory
永遠留在她記憶中的情景
辨析
imprint2
KK: [ˈɪmprɪnt]
DJ: [ˈimprint]
n.[C]
- 印痕;痕跡
His head left an
imprint on the pillow.
他的頭在枕上留下印痕。
- 深刻的印象;印記
Her speech left its
imprint on me.
她的演講給我留下了深刻印象。
- (書籍的)版本說明;出版公司的名稱
v.
- impress or stamp (a mark or outline) on a surface or body.
- make an impression or mark on.
▸fix (an idea) firmly in someone's mind.
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(imprint on)
Zoology (of a young animal) come to recognize (another animal, person, or thing) as a parent or object of habitual trust.
n.
- an impressed mark or outline.
- a printer's or publisher's name and other details in a publication.
▸a brand name under which books are published, typically the name of a former publishing house now part of a larger group.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. empreinter, based on L. imprimere, from in- ‘into’ + premere ‘to press’.