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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。
印记；压痕；烙印
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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.
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。
印记；印刷或按压留下的痕迹,或其比喻对应物
An impression; the mark left behind by printing something or by pressing on something, or the figurative counterpart of such a mark.
独特影响
a distinctive influence
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
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.
压痕
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
The teacher's kindness left an indelible imprint on her students.
老师的善良给学生们留下了不可磨灭的印记。
AI contextual example
The cultural imprint of the Renaissance can still be seen in modern art.
文艺复兴的文化印记在现代艺术中仍可见到。
AI contextual example
Childhood trauma can leave a lasting emotional imprint.
童年创伤会留下持久的情感印记。
AI contextual example
English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion
英语至今仍带有诺曼征服的印记
WordNet
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 是较正式的书面表达，意为“带有……的痕迹或影响”。
His novels bear the imprint of his years abroad.
他的小说带有他多年海外生活的印记。
此处为本义，指按压或踩踏后留下的痕迹。
The imprint of a foot was visible in the mud.
泥地上可以看到一个脚印。
在出版领域，该词指出版社旗下的品牌或子品牌，而非印刷留下的痕迹。
The book was published under a new imprint.
这本书以一个全新的出版品牌出版。
Not this
The experience left deep imprint on me.
Use this
The experience left a deep imprint on me.
imprint 是可数名词，作“印记、独特影响”讲时常用单数，前面需要不定冠词 a/an；中文“留下印记”不需要冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉。
Not this
The ancient coin has many imprint on it.
Use this
The ancient coin has many imprints on it.
imprint 是可数名词，复数要加 -s；中文“印记”没有复数变化，所以容易被忽略。句中用 many 修饰，必须搭配复数形式 imprints。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
在……留下印记；对……产生深远影响
Her childhood in the countryside left an imprint on her personality.
她在乡村度过的童年给她的性格留下了印记。
带有……的印记；明显受……影响
His writing bears the imprint of his early years abroad.
他的作品带有早年海外经历的印记。
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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。
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。
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。
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