imprint
UK/im'print/US
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释义
n.
A mark made by pressing something onto a surface
压印的痕迹,印记
n.
A lasting effect or influence
深远的影响,烙印
n.
A publisher's name or brand on a book
(书上的)出版社名号,出版品牌
v.
To press a mark onto a surface; to fix firmly in the mind
压印;铭刻于心
词根拆分
词根派生im-(进入)+ print = 把痕迹压进表面,再经比喻压进头脑。字面义(脚印 imprint 在沙里)延伸到心理义(那一幕 imprint 在她记忆里)和出版义(出版社的 imprint 压印在书上)。
词根 print 还连着 6 个词使用指南
名动重音转移:名词通常 IM-print,动词 im-PRINT。动词常用 imprint X on/in Y,或被动 be imprinted on the mind/memory(铭刻在心/记忆中)。
例句
- 1.
The tires left a clear imprint in the mud.
轮胎在泥里留下了清晰的印痕。
- 2.
Those early years left a lasting imprint on him.
那些早年岁月在他身上留下了持久的烙印。
- 3.
The image was imprinted on her memory forever.
那个画面永远铭刻在她的记忆里。