Word · Frequency #11923
imprinted
印；压印；留下印记
imprinted is the past of imprint.
To leave a print, impression, image, or mark on or in something.
- 1.
To leave a print, impression, image, etc.
留下印迹、印象、图像等
- 2.
To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's parents are.
在生命特定阶段(如认识父母)不可磨灭地学习
- 3.
To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one of the two copies of the gene is expressed.
标记基因来自特定亲本,使两个拷贝中只有一个表达
铭印；印刻；给（基因）打上亲本印记；对（基因）进行印记；留下印迹、印象、图像等；在生命特定阶段(如认识父母)不可磨灭地学习；标记基因来自特定亲本,使两个拷贝中只有一个表达
In use
The tragic event imprinted a lasting memory on her mind.
His early experiences imprinted a strong sense of discipline.
The puppy is imprinting on its new owner.
imprint sth on/in sth
常用被动语态，如 be imprinted on/in sth，表示“被牢记、留下深刻印象”。
The teacher imprinted the importance of honesty on her students.
老师把诚实的重要性深深印在学生们的心中。
imprint sth with sth
也可说 imprint sth on sth，两者语义相同，只是宾语和介词的位置不同。
He imprinted the clay with a simple pattern.
他在黏土上压出一个简单的图案。
imprint on sb/sth
此义多用于动物行为学，指幼小动物在特定成长阶段形成依恋或学习行为。
Connections
Collocations
- be imprinted with
- 被印上（字样或图案）
- The bags are imprinted with the school's name.这些袋子上印着学校的名字。
- imprint on
- （幼兽等）对……产生印记
- Young geese imprint on the first moving object they see.幼鹅会对它们看到的第一个移动物体产生印记。
- be imprinted on one's memory
- 铭刻在某人的记忆中
- The taste of that cake is imprinted on my memory.那块蛋糕的味道铭刻在我的记忆中。
- imprint in the brain
- 印在脑子里
- Her phone number is imprinted in my brain.她的电话号码印在我的脑子里。
- imprint a pattern
- 压印图案
- The tool imprints a pattern on the clay.这个工具在黏土上压印出图案。
- imprint a gene
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：把 print（印）按进去（im-）就像盖章，图案压进表面或记忆里，留下深深的印记。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal/literary prose、academic/scientific writing imprint 作动词时，多用于较正式或书面语境：一般表示“留下印记”或“留下深刻印象”，常见于文学或正式表达；在动物行为学和遗传学中则是专业术语。日常口语中比较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与动词 imprint 的重读音节 /prɪnt/ 押韵：print /prɪnt/、sprint /sprɪnt/、hint /hɪnt/、mint /mɪnt/、flint /flɪnt/、glint /ɡlɪnt/。注意：imprint 作名词时读 /ˈɪmprɪnt/（重音在第一音节），与动词读音不同；形近词 important /ɪmˈpɔːrtənt/、imprison /ɪmˈprɪzən/ 等虽然以 impr- 开头，但发音并不相同。
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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