a distinctive influence;"English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion"
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing;"he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
an identification of a publisher; a publisher"s name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page;"the book was published under a distinguished imprint"
an impression produced by pressure or printing
a device produced by pressure on a surface
Verb:
establish or impress firmly in the mind;"We imprint our ideas onto our children"
mark or stamp with or as if with pressure;"To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"
中英词源
imprint 铭刻，铭记
im-,进入，使，print,按，压，印痕。引申词义印在里面的，铭刻，铭记。
imprint (v.)
late 14c., from Old French empreinter, from empreinte, noun use of fem. past participle of eimpreindre "to impress, imprint," from Vulgar Latin *impremere, from Latin imprimere "to impress, imprint" (see impress). As a noun from mid-15c.
