impression

印象

人や物に接して、心に生まれる感じや考え。

やさしい英語で： The feeling or opinion that someone or something creates in your mind.

• She made a good impression.
• My first impression of the hotel was positive.
• The visit left a lasting impression on the children.

使い方： make an impression on someone (Her speech made a strong impression on me.); an impression of someone/something (What was your first impression of the city?)

類義語： take

よく使う表現： first impression, make an impression, lasting impression

印象、漠然とした考え

正しいかどうか確信のない考えや記憶。

やさしい英語で： A belief or memory about something that you are not completely sure is correct.

• I had the impression that you were busy.
• Were you under the impression that lunch was free?
• He has only a vague impression of that childhood holiday.

使い方： have/get the impression that… (I got the impression that he wanted to leave.); be under the impression that… (She was under the impression that the shop closed at six.)

類義語： idea, belief, notion

よく使う表現： under the impression, get the impression, vague impression

跡、圧痕

物を表面に押し付けたときに残る跡。

やさしい英語で： A mark left when something is pressed into a surface.

• The boot left an impression in the mud.
• She pressed the coin into wax to make an impression.
• We found several impressions of animal feet in the wet sand.

使い方： an impression of something in something (There was an impression of a leaf in the clay.)

類義語： imprint, indentation

よく使う表現： leave an impression, impression in something, deep impression