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- impress[impress 词源字典]
- impress: see press
[impress etymology, impress origin, 英语词源] - impress (v.)
- late 14c., "have a strong effect on the mind or heart," from Latin impressus, past participle of imprimere "press into or upon, stamp," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + premere "to press" (see press (v.1)). Literal sense of "to apply with pressure, make a permanent image in, indent, imprint" is from early 15c. in English. Sense of "to levy for military service" is from 1590s, a meaning more from press (v.2). Related: Impressed; impressing.
- impress (n.)
- "act of impressing," also "characteristic mark," 1590s, from impress (v.).