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单词 impressment
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impressmentn.1

Etymology: < impress v.1 + -ment suffix. In sense 2 for French empressement.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: imˈpressment.
rare.
1. The action of impressing; exertion of pressure.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [noun] > pressure > action or fact of pressing upon
weighing1398
impressure1649
supergravitation1664
superincumbency1666
superincumbence1698
incumbition1760
impressment1866
1866 H. Bushnell Vicarious Sacrifice i.iii. 88 Carried by mighty impressment rather, much as if by some unseen hydrostatic pressure.
2. Earnestness, ardour.
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the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [noun]
jealoustea1382
yeverousheada1400
zeala1413
zealc1425
jealousy1436
eagernessc1450
heartinessc1475
estudy1483
fierceness1533
zealousnessc1555
zealousyc1565
edge1591
warmth1600
empressement1709
enthusiasm1717
entrain1847
impressment1854
fanaticism1855
keenness1875
1854 ‘M. Harland’ Alone ix Several young men dashed to the side of the carriage, with as much impressment as at a ball.
1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur 384 Simonides..gave his farewell and the peace of the Lord with the impressment of a father.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

impressmentn.2

/ɪmˈprɛsmənt/
Etymology: < impress v.2 + -ment suffix.
The act or practice of impressing or forcibly taking for the public service.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > taking > seizing > [noun] > by (public) authority > for public service
purveyance1423
purveying1442
imprest1610
impressure1680
impressment1796
requisitionc1806
press1855
commandeering1894
1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 689 The loss to the citizens directly by the..British army, and indirectly by American impressments.
1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer III. ii. 47 America looked upon our system of impressment as the sheet-anchor of her navy.
1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. iv. 67 The right of the impressment of beasts for carriage was part of the ancient prerogative.
figurative.1835 H. Miller Scenes & Legends N. Scotl. xv. 256 There is no irregular impressment of the young and vigorous in the way of accident.1876 E. Mellor Priesthood App. D. 412 On three conditions only can such impressment of witnesses be justified.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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