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imprinting

/ɪmˈprɪntɪŋ/

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verb

刻印する, 焼き付ける

To leave a print, impression, image, etc.

Examples :

"For a fee, they can imprint the envelopes with a monogram."

料金を払えば、封筒にモノグラムを刻印できます。

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verb

刷り込み

To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's parents are.

Examples :

"The newly hatched ducklings were imprinting on the farmer, following him everywhere as if he were their mother. "

生まれたばかりのアヒルのヒナは、まるで母親のように、どこへでも彼についていくことで、農夫に刷り込みをしていました。

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verb

インプリンティング

To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one of the two copies of the gene is expressed.

Examples :

"The scientist imprinted the gene so that only the maternal copy was active in the offspring. "

科学者は、子孫において母方のコピーのみが活性化するように遺伝子にインプリンティングを行った。

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noun

刷り込み

Any kind of phase-sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage) that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior.

Examples :

"The young ducklings' imprinting on the farmer, following him everywhere even though he didn't feed them, demonstrated how powerful early learning can be. "

若いアヒルのヒナが、餌を与えなくてもどこへでも付いていく農夫への刷り込みは、初期学習がいかに強力であるかを示した。

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