a. [ Cf. F. impressif. ] 1. Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an impressive discourse; an impressive scene. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Capable of being impressed. [ Obs. ] Drayton.
-- Im*press"ive*ly, adv. -- Im*press"ive*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
[千军万马 / 千軍萬馬, qiān jūn wàn mǎ, ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˇ]magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (成语 saw); impressive display of manpower; all the King's horses and all the King's men#27795[Add to Longdo]
[打肿脸充胖子 / 打腫臉充胖子, dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi, ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄆㄤˋ ㄗ˙](set phrase) to look fat by slapping one's face until it is swollen; to puff oneself up; to satisfy one's vanity by passing off as what one is not; to do sth beyond one's means in order to look impressive#65951[Add to Longdo]
[虚有其表 / 虛有其表, xū yǒu qí biǎo, ㄒㄩ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄧㄠˇ]lit. its outside face seems good (成语 saw); fig. looks impressive but is worthless; not as good as it looks; a reputation with no substance#89586[Add to Longdo]
[银样鑞枪头 / 銀樣鑞槍頭, yín yàng là qiāng tóu, ㄧㄣˊ ㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄊㄡˊ]lit. pseudo-silver pewter spear-head; fig. an initially impressive person who turns out to be useless[Add to Longdo]
[かんろくじゅうぶん, kanrokujuubun](n, adj-na, adj-no) having great (impressive, commanding) presence; having an air of importance; having enough gravity for (a position)[Add to Longdo]