impress 来自 im-（进入）+ press（压）——把印记压进去。「给某人留下深刻印象」就是「把某个印记压进他的心里」。主语是令人印象深刻的事物或人（The performance impressed me）；被动则是人的感受（I was impressed by the performance）。
释义
1
v.给……留下深刻印象（主语是令人印象深刻的东西）
Her confident presentation impressed the entire panel of judges.
她自信的演讲给整个评审团留下了深刻印象。
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v.使铭记，使意识到（impress sth. on sb.）
The coach impressed the importance of teamwork on every player.
教练向每位球员强调了团队合作的重要性。
语感
impressed = 有东西被压进心里，留下了痕迹
给……印象令……印象深刻铭记
impress 主语是「令人印象深刻的东西」，这和中文习惯相反——中文说「我对……印象深刻」，英文要说「……给我留下了深刻印象」。高频错误：❌ I impressed by her work → ✅ I was impressed by her work 或 Her work impressed me。impressed（形容词/过去分词）描述「人被留下了深刻印象的状态」；impressive（形容词）描述「事物本身令人印象深刻」。
陷阱
⚠️impressed vs. impressive：人的状态 vs. 事物的特质
✗
The performance was very impressed.
（误）这场演出令人印象深刻。
impressed 描述「人被打动」；事物「令人印象深刻」用 impressive
✓
The performance was very impressive.
这场演出令人印象深刻。
⚠️主语搞反：是事物 impress 人，不是人 impress
✗
I very impress her talent.
（误）我很使她的才华印象深刻。
主语必须是「令人印象深刻的事物」；「我对她的才华印象深刻」要说 I am impressed by her talent 或 Her talent impresses me
✓
I am deeply impressed by her talent.
我对她的才华印象深刻。
近义辨析
impressvsamaze
impress在心里留下正面深刻印记，带钦佩感amaze令人惊奇，带惊讶感，不一定是正面赞赏
Her dedication to the project deeply impressed her supervisors.
她对项目的投入让主管们印象深刻。
The speed of the rescue operation amazed everyone on the scene.
救援行动的速度让现场所有人都大为惊讶。
写作加分
✨ 加分词
替换：like very muchthink ... is great
人物描写类作文学习与成就话题
普通
I think her speech was very great.
我觉得她的演讲非常出色。
加分 ✨
I was deeply impressed by the clarity and passion of her speech.
她演讲中的清晰条理与热情深深打动了我。
为什么更好：was deeply impressed by 比 think ... great 更书面，deeply 加深程度，by 后接具体细节增加说服力
常用搭配
be impressed by / with对……印象深刻
deeply / greatly impressed印象深刻
make an impression on给……留下印象
an impressive performance / achievement令人印象深刻的表演 / 成就
impress sth. on sb.使某人铭记某事
词根
im（进入）+ press（压）→ 把印记压进心里 = 留下深刻印象
考考你
Q1对错判断
判断下面句子里 impressed 的用法是否正确：
The architectural design of the new museum was truly impressed.
新博物馆的建筑设计真令人印象深刻。
✓ 正确版本
The architectural design of the new museum was truly impressive.
新博物馆的建筑设计真的令人印象深刻。
impressed 描述人「被打动」；事物本身「令人印象深刻」用 impressive
Q2近义选词
选择最恰当的词填空：
The audience was ___ by the magician's tricks, but not particularly impressed by his showmanship.
Aimpressed
Bamazed
✓ 观众对魔术师的把戏感到惊叹，但对他的表演风格并没有特别深刻的印象。
魔术技巧让人惊奇（amazed），与后面 not particularly impressed 形成对比——impressed 是更持久的正面印记
Q3翻译应用
用 impress 翻译下面句子（可参考 writing_upgrade 字段的搭配）：
面试官对她丰富的跨文化工作经历印象深刻，当场向她抛出了橄榄枝。
The interviewer was deeply impressed by her extensive cross-cultural work experience and offered her the position on the spot.
关键搭配：was deeply impressed by
be deeply/greatly impressed by 是描述正面印象的核心搭配
接着学
点击进入该词的深度解析
impression同根印象（名词），make a good impression on = 给……留下好印象