释义 |
imprint /im-printˈ/ transitive verb- To print
- To stamp
- To impress
- To fix in the mind
- To cause (a young animal) to undergo imprinting (usu with on)
noun /imˈprint/ - That which is imprinted
- Any characteristic mark, stamp, etc
- The name of the publisher, time and place of publication of a book, etc, printed usu on the back of the title page or at the end of the book
- The printer's name on the back of the title page or at the end of the book
ORIGIN: im- (in- (1)) imprintˈing noun A learning process in young animals in which their social preferences become restricted to their own species, or a substitute for this |