impact
英 ['ɪmpækt]
美 [ɪm'pækt]
- vt. 影響；撞擊；衝突；壓緊
- vi. 衝擊；產生影響
- n. 影響；效果；碰撞；衝擊力
助記提示
1、im- "into, in, on, upon" + pact- "fix, fasten".
2、含義：fasten or fix forcibly. => press closely into something, push into, have a forceful effect on.
3、impact <=> impinge.
中文詞源
impact 牙齒阻生，衝擊，影響im-,進入，使，-pact,壓緊，推進，詞源同impinge,compact.其原義為牙齒阻生，後引申詞義衝擊，影響。
英文詞源
- impact (v.)
- c. 1600, "press closely into something," from Latin impactus, past participle of impingere "to push into, dash against, thrust at" (see impinge). Originally sense preserved in impacted teeth (1876). Sense of "strike forcefully against something" first recorded 1916. Figurative sense of "have a forceful effect on" is from 1935. Related: Impacting.
- impact (n.)
- 1781, "collision," from impact (v.). Figurative sense of "forceful impression" is from 1817 (Coleridge).
雙語例句
- 1. All colour fades— especially under the impact of direct sunlight.
- 所有顏色都會褪色——尤其是在陽光直射下。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The impact of religion on voting has been analysed far too simplistically.
- 有關宗教對選舉的影響的分析太過簡單了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The specific impact of the greenhouse effect is unknowable.
- 溫室效應的具體影響無法知道。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The snowcoach concept in Yellowstone provides low-impact, low-pollution access.
- 在黃石公園裏使用雪車這一想法，為人們提供了一種對環境低影響、低汙染的遊覽方式。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Our corre-spondent has been assessing the impact of the sanctions.
- 我們的記者一直在評估製裁帶來的影響。
來自柯林斯例句