【混淆】impress 原來這樣用

“The little girl died in the movie. It is really impressive. That is why I remembe it.” 語意錯誤，發現了嗎？

Impressed & impressive (adj) 感到欽佩而印象深刻

be impressed by someone or something; something impress(es/ed) someone
1. 當形容詞 adj. e.g. I was impressed by the girl’s maturity. 我對這個女孩的成熟度感欽佩
2. 當動詞 v. e.g. The girl’s maturity really impressed me. 這女孩的成熟度欽佩了我
impressive (adj) 某個人事令人欽佩的、有聲有色的、使人讚嘆敬畏的
1. e.g. He has an impressive collection of vintage jeans. 他的古著牛仔褲收藏很令人讚嘆
2. e.g. The most impressive part of the movie is that there is no backgroud music. 這部電影最令人讚嘆的是它沒有背景音樂
impressed & impressive 都是形容詞，有差別嗎？有，注意主詞。
1. something is impressive to someone 某人對某事感欽佩
2. someone is impressed by something 語意同上
3. The numbre is impressive to me. = I am impressed by the number.

<aside> 💡 文法延伸：impressed vs. impressive 的文法差別等同於 excited vs. exciting、interested vs. exciting、scared vs. scary 等等之間的插別。

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通常指對新或不熟悉事物的不清晰、不確定印象，可以想像莫內印象派畫的那種模糊感。

I am under the impression that… 我大概有這種印象（模糊、婉轉）
1. e.g. I am under the impression that Americans like burgers. Is that true? 我有這種印象，美國人喜歡吃漢堡，是真的嗎？
2. e.g. I was under the impression that Amy was going to take this task. 我好像記得Amy要接這個工作。（這看口氣可能有諷刺、背後捅一刀的意味）
first impression of something or someone 對某人事的第一印象（中性）
1. e.g. What was the first impression you had of your girlfriend? 你對你女友的第一印象是甚麼？
2. e.g. Her first impression of the country was ruined by the terrible taxi driver. 她對這個國家的第一印象被這個糟糕的計程車司機搞砸了。
give someone an impression of… 給人某種印象（中性）
1. e.g. He gave people the impression of wanting to help. 他給人一種樂於助人的印象。
leave an impression on someone 在心中留下某種深刻印象（中性）
1. e.g. The mayor left an impression on me. 這市長在我心中留印象。
make an impression on someone 創造某種好的深刻印象（正面）
1. e.g. The candidate made impression on the audience. People believed he would be the one. 參選人在觀眾心中留下好印象，人們相信他會是對的人選。