embossed

/ɪmˈbɒs/ (bre, ipa) · [ɪmbˈɔst] /ɪmˈbɑːs/ (ame, ipa) · /ɪmˈbɒst/ (bre, ipa) · [ɪmbˈɔst] /ɪmˈbɑːst/ (ame, ipa) · [ɪmbˈɔst] /im-ˈbäst -ˈbȯst/ (ame, mw)

embossed — 動詞

  • embossedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • embosseds3rd person singular
  • embosseding-ing form
  • embossededpast simple

1. to press a design, pattern, or letters into a surface so that they stand out fro

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

壓印浮雕

在表面壓出凸起的圖案或文字

to press a design, pattern, or letters into a surface so that they stand out from the background as a raised area, done as a decorative finish.

例句

Tendai embossed his company's name onto the leather notebooks he gave to his staff.

Tendai 將公司名稱壓印在送給員工的皮革筆記本上。

emboss + noun + onto + surface

The metal plate was beautifully embossed with a pattern of flowers and curling leaves.

那塊金屬板壓印了美麗的花葉浮雕圖案。

passive: be embossed with [pattern]

同義詞
  • stamp

    a broader term that can mean pressing ink OR raising a design; less precise than 'emboss'

  • imprint

    can describe pressing a mark into a surface, but does not specifically imply a raised effect

反義詞
  • flatten

    to make a raised design level with the surrounding surface again

  • engrave

    to cut a design into a surface, making it recessed rather than raised

文法句型

emboss + noun (surface) + with + pattern/material

emboss + pattern/design + onto + noun (surface)

passive: be + embossed + with + pattern/material

用法筆記

The direct object of 'emboss' is the surface, not the design. Say 'emboss the leather with a pattern', NOT 'emboss a pattern into the leather' (though 'onto' is acceptable for informal register). Frequently used in the passive voice.

常見錯誤

❌He embossed a flower onto the card.' (correct but less natural)
✅He embossed the card with a flower.
💡The surface should be the direct object; the pattern follows 'with'.
❌The invitation had engraved letters.' (when meaning raised)
✅The invitation had embossed letters.
💡'Engraved' means cut into the surface; 'embossed' means raised above it.

embossed — 形容詞