Word · Frequency #11923
imprint
印记；压痕；烙印
A mark or depression made by pressing or printing something on a surface, or a lasting figurative mark such as a strong influence.
- 1.
An impression; the mark left behind by printing something or by pressing on something, or the figurative counterpart of such a mark.
印记；印刷或按压留下的痕迹,或其比喻对应物
- 2.
a distinctive influence
独特影响
- 3.
The name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc.; (metonymic) the publisher, publishing house, or printer; their brand, or one of their subbrands.
出版者或印刷商的名称及详细信息；转指出版商、出版社或其品牌、子品牌
- 4.
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
压痕
- 5.
A distinctive marking, symbol, or logo.
独特的标记、符号或标志
- 6.
an identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page
出版者标识
出版者信息；出版品牌；标志；徽标；标识；印记；印刷或按压留下的痕迹,或其比喻对应物；独特影响；出版者或印刷商的名称及详细信息；转指出版商、出版社或其品牌、子品牌
In use
The teacher's kindness left an indelible imprint on her students.
The cultural imprint of the Renaissance can still be seen in modern art.
Childhood trauma can leave a lasting emotional imprint.
English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion
the book was published under a distinguished imprint
leave an imprint on sb/sth
常用搭配 leave an imprint on，表示在某个人或事物上留下深刻影响，介词用 on。
Her childhood experiences left a deep imprint on her.
她的童年经历在她身上留下了深刻的印记。
bear the imprint of sth
bear the imprint of 是较正式的书面表达，意为“带有……的痕迹或影响”。
Connections
Collocations
- leave an imprint
- 留下印记；留下深刻影响
- Her years in the village left an imprint on her writing.她在村庄度过的岁月在她的写作中留下了印记。
- bear the imprint of
- 带有…的印记；体现…的影响
- The building bears the imprint of its medieval origins.这座建筑带有其中世纪起源的印记。
- publisher's imprint
- 出版社品牌；出版商标识
- The novel was released under a new publisher's imprint.这部小说以一个全新的出版社品牌发行。
- permanent imprint
- 永久的印记
- The accident left a permanent imprint on his memory.那场事故在他的记忆里留下了永久的印记。
- faint imprint
- 淡淡的印痕
- There was a faint imprint of a key in the clay.粘土上留有钥匙的淡淡印痕。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
im-（向内）+ print（印）＝印进去的痕迹；像印章盖下，印记清晰可见，也喻指留下的深刻影响。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：publishing and printing、formal and literary writing、everyday description of marks imprint 作名词时，字面义“印记；压痕”比较中性，日常和书面都可用；而“出版品牌/出版社”和“独特影响”等抽象义多用于正式或专业语境，如出版、文学或商业报道。选择时需根据具体含义判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 imprint /ɪmˈprɪnt/ 押韵的词有 print, sprint, hint, mint（重读元音及之后均为 /ɪnt/）。注意 reprint /ˈriːprɪnt/ 和 misprint /ˈmɪsprɪnt/ 虽拼写中含有 print，但重音在首音节，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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