impression
英[ɪm'preʃ(ə)n]
美[ɪm'prɛʃən]
- n. 印象；效果，影响；压痕，印记；感想
英英释意
- 1. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed;
- "his impression of her was favorable"
- "what are your feelings about the crisis?"
- "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"
- "I had a feeling that she was lying"
- 2. an outward appearance;
- "he made a good impression"
- "I wanted to create an impression of success"
- "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"
- 3. a clear and telling mental image;
- "he described his mental picture of his assailant"
- "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"
- "the events left a permanent impression in his mind"
- 4. a concavity in a surface produced by pressing;
- "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
- 5. a symbol that is the result of printing;
- "he put his stamp on the envelope"
- 6. all the copies of a work printed at one time;
- "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"
- 7. (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster;
- "the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay"
- 8. an impressionistic portrayal of a person;
- "he did a funny impression of a politician"
- 9. the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another;
- "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"
