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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

压制的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yāzhì de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pressed/prɛst/
adjectiveverbCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #1450 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这些花是压制的。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To apply pressure to something.

    "She pressed the button to start the machine."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Subjected to pressure; compressed.

    "The pressed flowers were used in the art project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'pressen', borrowed from Old French 'presser', originating from the Latin 'pressare', meaning 'to press, push hard against'. Over time, it evolved to describe both the physical action of compression and metaphorical states of urgency or compulsion.

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