impressinglyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

副詞

impressingly (comparative more impressingly, superlative most impressingly)

1. In an impressing manner.
   • a. 1751, Aaron Hill, “An Essay on the Art of Acting”, in The Works of the Late Aaron Hill, Esq; […], volume IV, London: […] [F]or the Benefit of the Family, published 1753, page 367:

     So ſhall he always hit the right and touching ſenſibility of tone, and move his auditors, impreſſingly: […]

   • 1822 October, The Calcutta Monthly Journal, volume XLII, number 336, page 523:

     In impressing upon his audience, that it was not the amount of worldly contributions, but the sacrifice made by the individual from his means, which found favor in the eye of heaven; the preacher impressingly referred his hearers to the history of the poor widow who cast in her two mites into the treasury, and the sublime sacrifice of all that was dear to human nature, which the Patriarch Abraham offered to make.

   • 1842, “The Schoolmaster Abroad, or Who Was the Victim?”, in Nathan Hale, Jr., editor, The Boston Miscellany of Literature and Fashion, volume II, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Bradbury, Soden and Company. […], page 158, column 2:

     I then shook hands with him as impressingly as I could manage to, and advised him, as he wished to avoid an ignominious death, to make all possible speed to Boston, and then out of it, without stopping so much as to see whether I made an edifying death.

   • 1850, John Kitto, Daily Bible Illustrations: Being Original Readings for a Year, on Subjects from Sacred History, Biography, Geography, Antiquities, and Theology. […], volume [2] (Moses and the Judges. April—June.), Edinburgh: William Oliphant and Sons; London: Hamilton, Adams and Co., page 38:

     Moses went to make known this encouragement to the people; but, and the observation is impressingly suggestive, “they hearkened not unto Moses, for anguish of spirit and for cruel bondage.”

   • 1850, Robert Boyle C[rawford] Howell, “A Tribute to the Memory of Rev. James Whitsitt, of Tennessee”, in Enoch Hutchinson, editor, The Baptist Memorial, and Monthly Record, […], volume IX, New York, N.Y.: Z. P. Hatch, […], page 156:

     His sentences were exceedingly short, and his style impressingly simple.

   • 1854 June 15, Asteroid [pseudonym], “Does the Moon Rotate? Dialogue between the Lady of the Moon and a Practical Astronomer”, in United States Magazine, volume I, number 2, page 45, column 1:

     (Impressingly,) I am content with my lot, sir.

   • 1855, Madeline Leslie [pseudonym; Harriette Woods Baker], “My Husband’s Patients. No. VII. Faithful Hannah. Part II.”, in A[bijah] R[ichardson] Baker, editor, The Happy Home; […], volume II, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: […] C. Stone and Company, […], pages 110–111:

     The poor husband bit his lip to refrain from an angry retort, and then said impressingly, “whatever course you pursue, in one thing I am determined to be obeyed, Hannah shall remain with the children.”

   • 1856, Peter Parley [pseudonym; Samuel Griswold Goodrich; indicated as editor], The Balloon Travels, of Robert Merry and His Young Friends, over Various Countries in Europe. […], New York, N.Y.: J. C. Derby, […]; Boston, Mass.: Phillips, Sampson & Co.; Cincinnati, Oh.: H. W. Derby, page 154:

     Nothing could be more perfect than the form of this city, which after sleeping for sixteen centuries, has now risen from its tomb to teach the modern nations how the ancient inhabitants of a Roman city lived; how they ate and drank, and rode and walked; how they were lodged at home; how they appeared when abroad; to tell us of their trades, their toils, their arts, their religion and their amusements; even more impressingly and perfectly, than all the books that have come down to us from antiquity.

   • 2016, Luc Bardin with Clara Bardin and Elsa Bardin, The Enduring Strategic Brand: How Brand-Led Organisations Over-Perform Sustainably, Chatham, Kent: Urbane Publications Ltd, published 2017, →ISBN, page 116:

     Impressingly, the BMW brand value represents over 25% of the enterprise market cap.