imprint

imprint
verb
  1. [with obj.](一般作 be imprinted)impress or stamp (a mark or outline) on a surface or body
    盖(印),压(印)
    tyre marks were imprinted in the snow.
    雪地上压有轮胎痕迹。
    ■make an impression or mark on (something)
    在…上印记号
    clothes imprinted with the logos of sports teams.
    印有体育队标识的衣服。
    ■(figurative)fix (an idea) firmly in someone's mind
    (喻)铭刻(观念),使(某人)牢记(想法)
    he'd always have this ghastly image imprinted on his mind.
    他心里总铭刻着那可怕的形象。
  2. [no obj.](imprint on)(Zoology)(of a young animal) come to recognize (another animal, person, or thing) as a parent or other object of habitual trust
    (动)(幼兽)认(其他动物,人,物品)为父母,对…习惯性信赖
noun
  1. a mark made by pressing something on to a softer substance so that its outline is reproduced
    印记,印痕
    he made imprints of the keys in bars of soap.
    他在肥皂上留下钥匙的印痕。
    ■(figurative)a lasting impression or effect
    (喻)深刻的印象;长期的影响
    years in the colonies had left their imprint.
    在殖民地的几年留给他们深刻的印象。
  2. a printer's or publisher's name, address, and other details in a book or other printed item
    版本说明(包括印刷商或出版商名称、地址等细节)
    ■a brand name under which books are published, typically the name of a former publishing house that is now part of a larger group
    出版社名(尤指现为出版集团成员的原出版社)
语源
  1. late Middle English (originally as emprint): from Old French empreinter, based on Latin imprimere, from in- 'into' + premere 'to press'
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