verb🔗Share刻印する, 焼き付けるTo leave a print, impression, image, etc."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。markactionprocesssciencebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share刷り込みTo learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's parents are."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。biologyanimalhumanmindstageorganismnaturebeingfamilyageprocessactionqualitypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share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."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。biologybiochemistrymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share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."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。biologyanimalmindphysiologyorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading