impression學測 L4KK [ˌɪˈmprɛʃən]/ˌɪˈmprɛʃən/
壓痕;印痕·(牙科)印模·印象;觀感·模糊的想法;直覺·模仿;維妙表演
詞義多元,學測選擇題常考
Her calm smile left a lasting impression on everyone at the meeting.

她沉穩的微笑,讓在場所有人留下深刻印象。

impression 橫跨『壓出痕跡』『心中印象』『維妙模仿』三種畫面,皆共享同一種壓入意象。

一個畫面:物體壓入柔軟表面

壓出痕跡鑰匙壓進黏土,留下清晰凹痕
印進心裡外表舉止在腦中留下第一印象
維妙模仿演員把某人的言行複刻重現

義項

黏土壓痕B1noun壓痕;印痕
He pressed his keys into the clay and left a clear impression.
他把鑰匙壓進黏土裡,留下了清晰的壓痕。
make an impressionleave a clear impression
牙科印模A2noun(牙科)印模
The dentist took an impression of my teeth to make a retainer.
牙醫幫我的牙齒做了印模,用來製作維持器。
take an impression
初次印象B1noun印象;觀感
She gave the impression of being confident, though she felt nervous inside.
她給人自信的印象,但內心其實很緊張。
make a good impressiona first impression
模糊直覺B1noun模糊的想法;直覺
I have the impression that he is not happy, though I'm not sure why.
我有種印象覺得他不太開心,但不確定原因。
have the impression thatunder the impression that
維妙模仿B1noun模仿;維妙表演
The comedian did a funny impression of the singer, copying his voice and moves.
那位喜劇演員模仿那位歌手,維妙維肖地學他的聲音和動作。
do an impression ofimpressions of celebrities

片語

make an impression留下痕跡 →給人留下深刻印象
first impression初次印象 →對人的第一印象
under the impression that誤以為如此 →誤以為某件事是真的
do an impression of維妙模仿 →模仿某人維妙維肖
a good impression印象加分 →讓人對你評價變好

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She wanted to ___ her new boss on the first day. (impression / impress)

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impress

impression 是名詞,impress 才是動詞,此處需要動詞。

'He has a strange ___ on his face.' 應該用哪個字?(A) impression (B) expression

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(B)

expression 指表情,impression 指觀感,拼法相近易混淆。

字族

impress 動詞:使人印象深刻・impressive 形容詞:令人印象深刻的

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