impressed

感心した、感銘を受けた

人や物のすばらしさ、技術、成功などに心を動かされた状態。

やさしい英語で： Feeling that someone or something is especially good, skillful, or successful.

• I was impressed by your work.
• The guests seemed impressed with the meal.
• Are you impressed by his latest painting?

使い方： be impressed by someone/something (I was impressed by her calm response.); be impressed with someone/something (They were impressed with the hotel service.)

類義語： admiring

反対語： unimpressed

よく使う表現： impressed by something, impressed with someone, very impressed

刻印された、押された

表面に押しつけられ、形や印が残された状態。

やさしい英語で： Pressed into a surface so that a shape or mark remains.

• The clay has an impressed pattern.
• An impressed seal appears on each tile.
• The vase has impressed decoration around its base.

類義語： stamped, imprinted

よく使う表現： impressed pattern, impressed seal, impressed decoration

強制徴募された

本人の意思に反して陸軍や海軍に入れられた状態。

やさしい英語で： Forced to join the army or navy against your wishes.

• The ship carried impressed sailors.
• Some impressed men tried to escape.
• The historian described the harsh treatment of impressed recruits.

類義語： conscripted, press-ganged

反対語： voluntary

よく使う表現： impressed sailors, impressed men, impressed recruits

徴発された、接収された

役人や兵士が使うために、所有者の同意なく取り上げられた状態。

やさしい英語で： Taken by officials or soldiers for their use, without the owner’s agreement.

• The army used impressed horses.
• Impressed wagons carried supplies to the camp.
• Owners demanded payment for their impressed ships.

類義語： requisitioned, seized, confiscated

よく使う表現： impressed horses, impressed wagons, impressed property