impressive
/ɪmˈpresɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪmˈpresɪv/ (ame, ipa) · /im-ˈpre-siv/ (ame, mw)
impressive — 形容詞
- impressivepositive
- more impressivecomparative
- most impressivesuperlative
1. When a thing, place, or result is impressive, it catches your attention and make
令人讚嘆
因規模、技巧或努力而讓人佩服
When a thing, place, or result is impressive, it catches your attention and makes you feel admiration, usually because of its size, the skill needed to create it, or the effort behind it.
Feng's city built an impressive new stadium that holds over sixty thousand people.
Feng 所在的城市蓋了一座令人讚嘆的新體育館，可容納超過六萬名觀眾。
impressive + noun describing a physical structure
Ayesha showed us an impressive collection of ancient coins her grandfather gathered over fifty years.
Ayesha 向我們展示了一批令人讚嘆的古幣收藏，是她祖父花了五十多年蒐集而來的。
impressive + collection — object built over time
The mountain view was so impressive that Constanza sat down just to stare at it.
山景美得令人讚嘆，Constanza 索性坐下來靜靜欣賞。
Christopher's painting was the most impressive piece at the student art show.
Christopher 的畫作是學生藝術展上最令人讚嘆的作品。
Hassan gave an impressive speech at the wedding that made many guests cry.
Hassan 在婚禮上發表了一場令人讚嘆的致詞，讓許多賓客都感動落淚。
- striking
focuses on how something stands out visually or noticeably, often more sudden than impressive
- remarkable
emphasises unusualness or surprise rather than size or skill
- majestic
suggests grand beauty, especially of landscapes or buildings; more formal and poetic
- awe-inspiring
stronger than impressive — suggests feelings of wonder mixed with respect; less common in everyday speech
- unimpressive
the direct negative; not causing admiration
- mediocre
suggests average or poor quality rather than merely not striking
文法句型
impressive + noun
be + impressive
truly/highly/very + impressive
more/most + impressive
用法筆記
Gradable: you can say very impressive, more impressive, or the most impressive. Common intensifiers are truly, highly, deeply, and particularly.
常見錯誤
2. When a person is impressive, they have such a high level of skill, knowledge, or
令人佩服
因技能、知識或才華而受人尊敬
When a person is impressive, they have such a high level of skill, knowledge, or talent that you feel respect or admiration for them.
Roya is an impressive young lawyer who has won five difficult cases this year.
Roya 是一位令人佩服的年輕律師，今年已經打贏了五件棘手的案子。
impressive describing a professional role
What makes Léa impressive is her ability to stay calm during stressful situations.
Léa 令人佩服的地方在於，她在壓力很大的情況下仍能保持冷靜。
What makes + person + impressive — asking about the reason
The audience found the young pianist impressive when she played a complex piece from memory.
那位年輕鋼琴家憑記憶彈奏一首複雜的曲子，令觀眾佩服不已。
Amihan's knowledge of local plants was impressive to the visiting scientists from the university.
Amihan 對當地植物的豐富知識，讓來訪的大學科學家們大為佩服。
Beatrix is impressive because she learned to speak four languages before turning eighteen.
Beatrix 令人佩服的地方是她在十八歲前就學會說四種語言。
- admirable
focuses on moral approval and worth — you admire the person's character, not just their skill
- outstanding
suggests the person is among the best; stronger than impressive
- talented
narrower — refers specifically to natural ability rather than overall impression
- unimpressive
the direct antonym; not causing admiration for skills
- ordinary
suggests no special skill that would attract notice
文法句型
find + someone + impressive
what makes + someone + impressive
someone + be + impressive
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: sense 1 applies to objects, places, and achievements; sense 2 applies to people and their abilities. A common structure is find + person + impressive (I find her impressive).