Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter I - Page 18
Imprese (n.) A device. See Impresa.
Impressed (imp. & p. p.) of Impress.
Impressing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Impress.
Impress (v. t.) 給……極深的印象；[W] [H] 使感動；[O] [（+on/ upon）] 使銘記，銘刻；印，壓印；[+on/ into] 蓋（印）於 To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the impression).
Impress (v. t.) To produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image, etc.; to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
Impress (v. t.) Fig.: To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
Impress (v. t.) To take by force for public service; as, to impress sailors or money.
Impress (v. i.) To be impressed; to rest. [Obs.]
Impresses (n. pl. ) of Impress.
Impress (n.) 印象，特徵，印記，壓痕，強征 The act of impressing or making.
Impress (n.) A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if by pressure; result produced by pressure or influence.
Impress (n.) Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.
Impress (n.) A device. See {Impresa}.
Impress (n.) The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
Impress (n.) The act of coercing someone into government service [syn: {impress}, {impressment}].
Impress (v.) Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" [syn: {affect}, {impress}, {move}, {strike}].
Impress (v.) Impress positively; "The young chess player impressed her audience."
Impress (v.) Produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" [syn: {impress}, {ingrain}, {instill}].
Impress (v.) Mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax" [syn: {impress}, {imprint}].
Impress (v.) Reproduce by printing [syn: {print}, {impress}].
Impress (v.) Take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged" [syn: {shanghai}, {impress}].
Impress (v.) Dye (fabric) before it is spun [syn: {impress}, {yarn-dye}].
Impress (v.) [ I or T, not continuous] (B2) 給…留下深刻印象；使欽佩 To cause someone to admire or respect you.
// I remember when I was a child being very impressed with how many toys she had.
// Your mother was clearly not impressed by our behaviour in the restaurant.
// He tried to impress me with his extensive knowledge of wine.
// (Formal) I'm afraid the new theatre fails to impress.
Impress sth on/ upon sb (phrasal verb with impress) (v.) [ I or T, not continuous ] 使（某人）明白…的重要性（或價值） To make someone understand or be familiar with the importance or value of something.
// Mr Simmons tried to impress on me how much easier my life would be if I were better organized.
Impressibility (n.) 易感動，感受性 The quality of being impressible; susceptibility.
Impressible (a.) 易感動的；可印刻的 Capable of being impressed; susceptible; sensitive. -- {Im*press"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Im*press"i*bly}, adv.
Impressible (a.) Easily impressed or influenced; "an impressionable youngster"; "an impressionable age"; "a waxy mind" [syn: {impressionable}, {waxy}, {impressible}] [ant: {unimpressionable}].
Impression (n.) [C] [U] [（+on）] 印象；模糊的觀念；[C] [+that] 感想 The act of impressing, or the state of being impressed; the communication of a stamp, mold, style, or character, by external force or by influence.
Impression (n.) That which is impressed; stamp; mark; indentation; sensible result of an influence exerted from without.
Impression (n.) That which impresses, or exercises an effect, action, or agency; appearance; phenomenon.
Impression (n.) Influence or effect on the senses or the intellect hence, interest, concern.
Impression (n.) An indistinct notion, remembrance, or belief.
Impression (n.) Impressiveness; emphasis of delivery.
Impression (n.) The pressure of the type on the paper, or the result of such pressure, as regards its appearance; as, a heavy impression; a clear, or a poor, impression; also, a single copy as the result of printing, or the whole edition printed at a given time; as, a copy from the fifth impression.
Impression (n.) In painting, the first coat of color, as the priming in house painting and the like.
Impression (n.) A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, or the like.
Impression (n.) A vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" [syn: {impression}, {feeling}, {belief}, {notion}, {opinion}].
Impression (n.) An outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting" [syn: {impression}, {effect}].
Impression (n.) A clear and telling mental image; "he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"; "the events left a permanent impression in his mind" [syn: {mental picture}, {picture}, {impression}].
Impression (n.) A concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" [syn: {depression}, {impression}, {imprint}].
Impression (n.) A symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; "he put his stamp on the envelope" [syn: {stamp}, {impression}].
Impression (n.) All the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies" [syn: {impression}, {printing}].
Impression (n.) (Dentistry) An imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; "the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay."
Impression (n.) An impressionistic portrayal of a person; "he did a funny impression of a politician."
Impression (n.) The act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax."
Impressionability (n.) 敏感性；易感性 The quality of being impressionable.
Impressionable (a.) 敏感的；易受影響的 Liable or subject to impression; capable of being molded; susceptible; impressible; as, a bad influence on impressionable youths.
Impressionableness (n.) The quality of being impressionable.
Impressionism (n.) 印象主義，印象派；印象批評 The theory or method of suggesting an effect or impression without elaboration of the details; -- a disignation of a recent fashion in painting and etching.
Impressionism (n.) A school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light.
Impressionist (n.) 印象主義者；印象派作家；印象派藝術家 One who adheres to the theory or method of impressionism in art; especially, a painter who paints in the impressionistic style; as, the skyrocketing prices of paintings by the French impressionists.
Impressionist, Impressionistic (a.) 印象主義的 Pertaining to, or characterized by, impressionism.
Impressionist (a.) Relating to or characteristic of Impressionism; "impressionist music" [syn: {impressionist}, {impressionistic}].
Impressionist (n.) A painter who follows the theories of Impressionism.
Impressionistic (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, impressionism.
Impressionless (a.) 無表情的 Having the quality of not being impressed or affected; not susceptible.
Impressive (a.) 予人深刻印象的；感人的；令人欽佩的；威嚴的；使人敬畏的 Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an impressive discourse; an impressive scene.
Impressive (a.) Capable of being impressed. [Obs.] -- Drayton. -- {Im*press"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Im*press"ive*ness}, n.
Impressive (a.) Making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony" [ant: {unimpressive}].
Impressive (a.) Producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture" [syn: {impressive}, {telling}].
Impressment (n.) 徵用；徵召 The act of seizing for public use, or of impressing into public service; compulsion to serve; as, the impressment of provisions or of sailors.
Impressment (n.) The act of coercing someone into government service [syn: {impress}, {impressment}].
Impressor (n.) One who, or that which, impresses.
Impressure (n.) Dent; impression.
Imprested (imp. & p. p.) of Imprest.
Impresting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Imprest.
Imprest (n.) To advance on loan.
Imprest (v. t.) A kind of earnest money; loan; -- specifically, money advanced for some public service, as in enlistment.
Imprevalence (n.) Alt. of Imprevalency.
Imprevalency (n.) Want of prevalence.
Impreventability (n.) The state or quality of being impreventable.
Impreventable (a.) Not preventable; invitable.
Imprimatur (n.) A license to print or publish a book, paper, etc.; also, in countries subjected to the censorship of the press, approval of that which is published.
Imprimery (n.) A print; impression.
Imprimery (n.) A printing establishment.
Imprimery (n.) The art of printing.
Impriming (n.) A beginning.
Imprimis (adv.) In the first place; first in order.
Imptrinted (imp. & p. p.) of Imprint.
Imprinting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Imprint.
Imprint (v. t.) To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.
Imprint (v. t.) To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of type, plates, stamps, or the like; to print the mark (figures, letters, etc., upon something).
Imprint (v. t.) To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory; to impress.
Imprint (v. t.) Whatever is impressed or imprinted; the impress or mark left by something; specifically, the name of the printer or publisher (usually) with the time and place of issue, in the title-page of a book, or on any printed sheet.
Imprisoned (imp. & p. p.) of Imprison.
Imprisoning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Imprison.
Imprison (v. t.) 監禁；關押；限制，束縛，禁錮 To put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in custody; to confine.
He imprisoned was in chains remediless. -- Spenser.
Imprison (v. t.) To limit, restrain, or confine in any way.
Try to imprison the resistless wind. -- Dryden.
Syn: To incarcerate; confine; immure.
Imprison (v.) Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [syn: imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand].
Imprison (v.) Confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone."
Imprison (v.) [ T usually passive ] (C1) 關押，囚禁 To put someone in prison.
// He was imprisoned in 1965 for attempted murder.
// (Figurative) Unable to go out because of the deep snow, she felt imprisoned in her own house.
Imprisoner (n.) One who imprisons.
Imprisonment (n.) [U] 監禁；關押；限止；禁錮 The act of imprisoning, or the state of being imprisoned; confinement; restraint.
Imprisonment (n.) the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison). Synonyms: Internment.
Imprisonment (n.) Putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment.
Imprisonment (n.) The state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon" [syn: {captivity}, {imprisonment}, {incarceration}, {immurement}].
Imprisonment (n.) The act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) [syn: {imprisonment}, {internment}].
Imprisonment (n.). The restraint of a person contrary to his will. 2 Inst. 589; Baldw. Rep. 239, 600. Imprisonment is either lawful or unlawful; lawful imprisonment is used either for crimes or for the appearance of a party in a civil suit, or on arrest in execution.
Imprisonment (n.) Imprisonment for crimes is either for the appearance of a person accused, as when he cannot give bail; or it is the effect of a sentence, and then it is a part of the punishment.
Imprisonment (n.) Imprisonment in civil cases takes place when a defendant on being sued on bailable process refuses or cannot give the bail legally demanded, or is under a capias ad satisfaciendum, when he is taken in execution under a judgment. An unlawful imprisonment, commonly called false imprisonment, (q.v.) means any illegal imprisonment whatever, either with or without process, or under color of process wholly illegal, without regard to any question whether any crime has been committed or a debt due.
Imprisonment (n.) As to what will amount to an imprisonment, the most obvious modes are confinement in a prison or a private house, but a forcible detention in the street, or the touching of a person by a peace officer by way of arrest, are also imprisonments. Bac. Ab. Trespass, D 3; 1 Esp. R. 431, 526. It has been decided that lifting up a person in his chair, and carrying him out of the room in which he was sitting with others, and excluding him from the room, was not an imprisonment; 1 Chit. Pr. 48; and the merely giving charge of a person to a peace officer, not followed by any actual apprehension of the person, does not amount to an imprisonment, though the party to avoid it, next day attend at a police; 1 Esp. R. 431; New Rep. 211; 1 Carr. & Payn. 153; S. C. II Eng. Com. Law, R. 351; and if, in consequence of a message from a sheriff's officer holding a writ, the defendant execute and send him a bail bond, such submission to the process will not constitute an arrest. 6 Barn. & Cress. 528; S. C. 13 Eng. Com. Law Rep. 245; Dowl. & R.233. Vide, generally, 14 Vin. Ab. 342; 4 Com. Dig. 618; 1 Chit. Pr. 47; Merl. Repert. mot Emprisonment; 17 Eng. Com. L. R. 246, n.
Improbabilities (n. pl. ) of Improbability.
Improbability (n.) 不大可能；不大可能之事 The quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood; also, that which is improbable; an improbable event or result.
Improbability (n.) The quality of being improbable; "impossibility should never be confused with improbability"; "the improbability of such rare coincidences" [syn: improbability, improbableness] [ant: probability].
Improbability (n.) His tale he told with a solemn face
And a tender, melancholy grace.
Improbable 'twas, no doubt,
When you came to think it out,
But the fascinated crowd
Their deep surprise avowed
And all with a single voice averred
'Twas the most amazing thing they'd heard --
All save one who spake never a word,
But sat as mum
As if deaf and dumb,
Serene, indifferent and unstirred.
Then all the others turned to him
And scrutinized him limb from limb --
Scanned him alive;
But he seemed to thrive
And tranquiler grow each minute,
As if there were nothing in it.
"What! what!" cried one, "are you not amazed
At what our friend has told?" He raised
Soberly then his eyes and gazed
In a natural way
And proceeded to say,
As he crossed his feet on the mantel-shelf:
"O no -- not at all; I'm a liar myself."
Improbable (a.) 不大可能的；未必會發生的；未必確實的 Not probable; unlikely to be true; not to be expected under the circumstances or in the usual course of events; as, an improbable story or event.
He . . . sent to Elutherius, then bishop of Rome, an improbable letter, as some of the contents discover. -- Milton. -- Im*prob"a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*prob"a*bly, adv.
Improbable (a.) Not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event" [syn: improbable, unlikely] [ant: likely, probable].
Improbable (a.) Having a probability too low to inspire belief [syn: improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely].
Improbable (a.) Too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story" [syn: improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall(a)].
Improbate (v. t.) To disapprove of; to disallow. [Obs.]
Improbation (n.) The act of disapproving; disapprobation.
Improbation (n.) (Scots Law) The act by which falsehood and forgery are proved; an action brought for the purpose of having some instrument declared false or forged. -- Bell. Improbative
Improbation. () The act by which perjury or falsehood is proved. Tech. Dict. h.t.
Improbative (a.) Alt. of Improbatory.
Improbatory (a.) Implying, or tending to, improbation.
Improbity (n.) Lack of probity; want of integrity or rectitude; dishonesty.
Persons . . . cast out for notorious improbity. -- Hooker. Improficience
Improficience (n.) Alt. of Improficiency.
Improficiency (n.) Lack of proficiency. [R.] -- Bacon.
Improfitable (a.) Unprofitable. [Obs.]
Improgressive (a.) Not progressive. -- De Quincey. -- Im"pro*gress"ive*ly, adv.
Improlific (a.) Not prolific. [Obs.] -- E. Waterhouse.
Improlificate (v. t.) To impregnate. [Obs.] -- Sir T. Browne.
Imprompt (a.) Not ready. [R.] -- Sterne.
Impromptu (adv. or a.) (adv.) 事先無準備地；即席地 (a.) 事先無準備的；即席的 Offhand; without previous study; extemporaneous; extempore; as, an impromptu verse.
Impromptu (n.) Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous study; an extemporaneous compositeon, address, or remark.
Impromptu (n.) 即興之作（如即席演說、即興演出等）[C] (Mus.) A piece composed or played at first thought; a composition in the style of an extempore piece.
Impromptu (adv.) Without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib" [syn: {ad lib}, {ad libitum}, {spontaneously}, {impromptu}].
Impromptu (a.) With little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: {ad-lib}, {extemporaneous}, {extemporary}, {extempore}, {impromptu}, {offhand}, {offhanded}, {off-the-cuff}, {unrehearsed}].
Impromptu (n.) An extemporaneous speech or remark; "a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated."
Impromptu (n.) A short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation.
Impromptu (a.) 無準備的，即興的 Done or said without earlier planning or preparation.
// An impromptu party/ performance.
Impromptu (a. & adv.) (a.) 事先無準備的；即席的 (adv.) 事先無準備地；即席地 Done without being planned or rehearsed.
(As adjective) ‘An impromptu press conference.’
(As adverb) ‘He spoke impromptu.’
Impromptu (n.) (pl. Impromptus) [C] 即興之作（如即席演說、即興演出等）A short piece of instrumental music, especially a solo, that is reminiscent of an improvisation.
Improper (a.) 不合適的，不適當的；不合標準的；不規則的 Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper medicine; improper thought, behavior, language, dress.
Follow'd his enemy king, and did him service, Improper for a slave. -- Shak.
And to their proper operation still, Ascribe all Good; to their improper, Ill. -- Pope.
Improper (a.) Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general; common. [Obs.]
Not to be adorned with any art but such improper ones as nature is said to bestow, as singing and poetry. -- J. Fletcher.
Improper (a.) Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous.
{Improper diphthong}. See under {Diphthong}.
{Improper feud}, An original feud, not earned by military service. -- Mozley & W.
{Improper fraction}. See under {Fraction}.
Improper (v. t.) To appropriate; to limit. [Obs.]
He would in like manner improper and inclose the sunbeams to comfort the rich and not the poor. -- Jewel.
Improper (a.) Not suitable or right or appropriate; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"; "improper attire for the golf course" [ant: {proper}].
Improper (a.) Not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices" [syn: {improper}, {unconventional}, {unlawful}].
Improper (a.) Not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "said all the wrong things" [syn: {improper}, {wrong}].
Improperation (n.) The act of upbraiding or taunting; a reproach; a taunt. [Obs.]
Improperatios and terms of scurrility. -- Sir T. Browne
Improperia (n. pl.) (Mus.) A series of antiphons and responses, expressing the sorrowful remonstrance of our Lord with his people; -- sung on the morning of the Good Friday in place of the usual daily Mass of the Roman ritual. -- Grove.
Improperly (adv.) 不正確地；不適當地 In an improper manner; not properly; unsuitably; unbecomingly.
Improperly (adv.) In an improper way; "he checked whether the wound had healed improperly" [ant: decent, decently, in good order, properly, right, the right way].
Improperty (n.) Impropriety. [Obs.]
Impropitious (a.) Unpropitious; unfavorable. [Obs.] "Dreams were impropitious." -- Sir H. Wotton.
Improportionable (a.) Not proportionable. [Obs.] -- B. Jonson.
Improportionate (a.) Not proportionate. [Obs.]
Impropriated (imp. & p. p.) of Impropriate.
Impropriating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Impropriate.
Impropriate (v. t.) To appropriate to one's self; to assume. [Obs.]
To impropriate the thanks to himself. -- Bacon.
Impropriate (v. t.) (Eng. Eccl. Law) To place the profits of (ecclesiastical property) in the hands of a layman for care and disbursement.
Impropriate (v. i.) To become an impropriator. [R.]
Impropriate (a.) (Eng. Eccl. Law) Put into the hands of a layman; impropriated.
Impropriation (n.) The act of impropriating; as, the impropriation of property or tithes; also, that which is impropriated.