印象

• 拼音: yìn xiàng
• 汉字拆解: 印 = 爫 (hand) + 卩 (kneeling person), originally depicting stamping or pressing; 象 = pictograph of an elephant, extended to mean 'image'

含义

Impression. The overall feeling or mental image one has of a person, place, or experience.

Commonly used in phrases like 第一印象 (first impression) and 留下印象 (leave an impression). Refers to the subjective perception formed after encountering someone or something.

例句

1. 他给我留下了很好的印象。
2. 我对这座城市的印象非常好。
3. 第一印象很重要，所以要注意穿着。

用法指南

语境: social, everyday, workplace

语气: reflective

正确说法

• 你对她的印象怎么样？(What's your impression of her?)
• 这部电影给我留下了深刻的印象。(This movie left a deep impression on me.)

错误说法

• 我印象他很高。(Don't use 印象 as a verb — say 我的印象中他很高 or 我记得他很高 instead)

起源与历史

印 (to print, to stamp) + 象 (image, appearance). Together: an image stamped in the mind.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal