impression
英 [ɪm'preʃ(ə)n]
美 [ɪm'prɛʃən]
語源
impression 印象、影響印象を残す、impressから。
英語の語源
- impression (n.)
- late 14c., "mark produced by pressure," also "image produced in the mind or emotions," from Old French impression "print, stamp; a pressing on the mind," from Latin impressionem (nominative impressio) "onset, attack," figuratively "perception," literally "a pressing into," from imprimere (see impress). Meaning "act or process of indenting" is early 15c.; that of "printing of a number of copies" is from 1570s. Meaning "belief, vague notion" (as in under the impression) is from 1610s.
例文
- 1. My visit to India in 1986 left an indelible impression on me.
- 1986年のインド旅行は忘れられない印象を残した。
- 2.The choice was meant to create an impression of party unity.
- という選択は、党内統合のイメージを与えることを意図している。
- 3.There was a general impression that tomorrow meant a fresh start.
- 普遍的な感覚は明日が新しい始まりを意味する。
- 4.Doctors can get the wrong impression from even an accurate description.
- 正確なカルテでも医師に誤った印象を与える可能性がある。
- 5.I got the impression she 'd like a word with you,sir.
- あなたと話したいかもしれないと思います。
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