Impressed
因能力、品格或成果而产生正面评价;常见结构 be impressed by/with;亦可指物理“压印”,但学习阶段以前者为重。
- “The judges were impressed by her calm stage presence.” (评委对她镇定的舞台表现印象深刻。)
- “I was not impressed with the slow service at that café.” (那家咖啡馆的慢服务让我不敢恭维。)
- “Investors were impressed when the startup turned profitable early.” (这家初创公司早早盈利,让投资人刮目相看。)
拉丁语 imprimere(压入、印上)→ 法语 impresser → 英语 impress;引申为“在心上留下印记”。
前缀 im-(进入)+ press(压);过去分词 “-ed” 作形容词,与 “depressed”、“expressed” 同类。
面试反馈、影评、社交媒体点赞式评论里常见;否定式 “not impressed” 带冷淡或讽刺语气。
- 固定搭配: “deeply impressed” (深受打动), “impressed by the results” (对结果印象深刻)
- 动词: impress;名词: impression
im-(向内)+ press(压)→ 把形象压进脑子里 → 留下印象。
“The quiet intern impressed everyone by fixing the outage in ten minutes.” (那位内向的实习生十分钟内修好了故障,让所有人刮目相看。)