Impression

(noun.) the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; 'he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax'.

(noun.) an impressionistic portrayal of a person; 'he did a funny impression of a politician'.

(noun.) (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; 'the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay'.

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) all the copies of a work printed at one time; 'they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies'.

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• An idea is by its very nature weaker and fainter than an impression; but being in every other respect the same, cannot imply any very great mystery. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• My first most vivid and broad impression of the identity of things seems to me to have been gained on a memorable raw afternoon towards evening. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• My impression is that the shock inflicted on me completely suspended my thinking and feeling power. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• The impression of it is strong on my memory. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Under these circumstances my first impression altered to a certain extent. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Here he manoeuvred to give the impression that we were going to attack the left flank of Lee's army. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• I feel how vivid an impression I must have produced to have been painted in such strong, such rich, such massive colours as these. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• I have spoken of the impression of flabbiness which this man Blessington conveyed. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• His visit made no impression on me, except that I was grateful for his kindness in leaving me the money I wanted. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• She meant 'facinating', but as Grace didn't know the exact meaning of either word, fastidious sounded well and made a good impression. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Very good, very good,' said the little man, observing the impression he had made. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• I was certainly very far from expecting them to make so strong an impression. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• He smiled, I must make on Miss Barkley the impression of a man of sufficient wealth. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• At all events Miss Havisham has that impression, and I write in obedience to it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• It was evident that the impression left by Mrs. Fairlie's kindness was not, as I had supposed, the only strong impression on her memory. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• The want of relation in the ideas breaks the relation of the impressions, and by such a separation prevents their mutual operation and influence. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• Simple perceptions or impressions and ideas are such as admit of no distinction nor separation. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• In measuring time we cannot rely on our inward impressions; we even criticize these impressions and spe ak of time as going slowly or quickly. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• Ordinarily but a few moments, if the impressions are distinct. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• The universe is composed of impressions, ideas, pleasures and pains! 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• The double relation between the ideas and impressions subsists in both cases, and produces an easy transition from the one emotion to the other. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• The effect, then, of belief is to raise up a simple idea to an equality with our impressions, and bestow on it a like influence on the passions. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• What farther proof can we desire for the double relation of impressions and ideas? 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• These revived impressions succeeded each other quickly and dreamily in Lydgate's mind while the tea was being brewed. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• By this double relation of impressions and ideas, a transition is made from the one impression to the other. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• Senefelder, in his subsequent improvements, gave a slight relief to the letters by the original plan of using diluted aqua-fortis, by which means the impressions obtained were blacker. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• Group impressions are also taken with the four fingers of each hand pressed down simultaneously. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• From this relation of impressions, and identity of ideas, the passion arises, according to my hypothesis. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• The reflective impressions may be divided into two kinds, viz. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• Ideas always represent the Objects or impressions, from which they are derived, and can never without a fiction represent or be applied to any other. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.

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