[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。
[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
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。
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
late Middle English (originally as emprint): from Old French empreinter, based on Latin imprimere, from in- 'into' + premere 'to press'