记忆方法
1、press 的祖先拉丁 premere 就是"按、压"，print（印刷）是同一位祖先的另一个孩子——两家得分清：press 负责"压"这个动作，print 负责"压出来的印子"。
2、加前缀换方向，一背一串：express 压出来→表达、impress 压进去→留下印象、depress 往下压→压抑萧条、compress 压紧→压缩、oppress 压在人头上→压迫。
3、press 的引申链很顺：压 → 压榨机 → 印刷机 → 报刊、新闻界（the press 就指媒体）。"压"的近义分工：press 是一物压在另一物上；compress 把东西压小；squeeze 从几面挤；squash 压扁压碎；jam 四面塞满。
2、加前缀换方向，一背一串：express 压出来→表达、impress 压进去→留下印象、depress 往下压→压抑萧条、compress 压紧→压缩、oppress 压在人头上→压迫。
3、press 的引申链很顺：压 → 压榨机 → 印刷机 → 报刊、新闻界（the press 就指媒体）。"压"的近义分工：press 是一物压在另一物上；compress 把东西压小；squeeze 从几面挤；squash 压扁压碎；jam 四面塞满。
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词族 · press
中文词源
press 按，压，挤，印刷，报刊，报道，记者
来自拉丁语pressare,按，压，来自premere,按，压，-ss,过去分词格或表反复，来自PIE*per,击，打，捶，词源同print.由按，压引申词义印刷，报纸等相关词义。
英语词源
- press
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press: English has two words press. The commoner, and older, ‘exert force, push’ [14], comes via Old French presser from Latin pressāre, a verb derived from the past participle of premere ‘press’ (source of English print). The corresponding noun press (which actually arrived in English a century earlier in the now archaic sense ‘crowd’) originated as a derivative of the Old French verb.
Derived verbs in English include compress [14], depress [14], express, impress [14], oppress [14], repress [14], and suppress [14]. The other press, ‘force’ [16], is now found virtually only in the expression ‘press into service’ and in the compound press-gang [17]. It originally denoted ‘compel to join the navy, army, etc’, and was an alteration, under the influence of press ‘exert force’, of prest ‘pay recruits’.
This was a verbal use of Middle English prest ‘money given to recruits’, which was borrowed from Old French prest ‘loan’. This in turn was a derivative of the verb prester ‘lend’, which went back to Latin praestāre ‘provide’, a compound formed from the prefix prae- ‘before’ and stāre ‘stand’. Related to praestāre was Latin praestō ‘at hand’, from which have evolved French prêt ‘ready’ and Italian and Spanish presto ‘quick’ (English borrowed the Italian version as presto [16]).
=> compress, depress, express, impress, oppress, print, repress, suppress; presto, station - press (n.)
- c. 1300, presse, "crowd, throng, company; crowding and jostling of a throng; a massing together," from Old French presse (n.) "throng, crush, crowd; wine or cheese press" (11c.), from Latin pressare (see press (v.1)). Late Old English had press "clothes press."
Meaning "device for pressing cloth" is from late 14c., as is also the sense "device to squeeze juice from grapes, oil from olives, cider from apples, etc.," from Middle French presse. Specific sense "machine for printing" is from 1530s; this was extended to publishing houses by 1570s and to publishing generally (in phrases like freedom of the press) from c. 1680. This gradually shifted c. 1800-1820 to "periodical publishing, journalism." The press, meaning "journalists collectively" is attested from 1921 (though superseded by media since the rise of television, etc.).
Press agent is from 1873; press conference is attested from 1931, though the thing itself dates to at least World War I. Press secretary is recorded from 1940. Via the sense "crowd, throng," Middle English in press meant "in public," a coincidental parallel to the modern phrase in the press. Weightlifting sense is from 1908. The basketball defense so called from 1959 (in full-court press). - press (v.1)
- "push against," early 14c., "to clasp, embrace;" mid-14c. "to squeeze out;" also "to cluster, gather in a crowd;" late 14c., "to press against, exert pressure," also "assault, assail;" also "forge ahead, push one's way, move forward," from Old French presser "squeeze, press upon; torture" (13c.), from Latin pressare "to press," frequentative formation from pressus, past participle of premere "to press, hold fast, cover, crowd, compress," from PIE *per- (4) "to strike." Related: Pressed; pressing. Figurative sense is from late 14c. Meaning "to urge, argue for" is from 1590s.
- press (v.2)
- "force into service," 1570s, alteration (by association with
权威例句
- 1. Politicians want a lap-dog press which will uncritically report their propaganda.
- 政客们想要的是不问是非、甘为他们搞宣传的哈巴狗一样的新闻媒体。
- 2. He faced the press, initially, in a somewhat subdued mood.
- 他最初面对媒体时情绪有点忧郁。
- 3. The government says it will not be bullied by the press.
- 政府声称不会屈服于新闻媒体的压力。
- 4. Local feeling does not necessarily concur with the press.
- 当地人的感受未必与媒体一致。
- 5. Bank robberies, burglaries and muggings are reported almost daily in the press.
- 报纸上几乎每天都有抢劫银行、入室行窃和拦路抢劫的报道。
词语辨析
【compress, press, squeeze, squash, jam】
这组词都有“压、挤”的意思，其区别是：
compress: 指把某些东西压在一起或使占有较小空间。
press: 普通用词，指一个物体在另一个物体上加压力。
squeeze: 多指从两面或多面施加压力来压紧、压碎或压出水来。
squash: 指某物受力被压偏或压碎。也指塞挤。
jam: 专指四面八方都压紧或塞满。
【journal, magazine, press, periodical, review, newspaper, publication】
这组词都有“出版物或定期刊物”的意思，其区别是：
journal: 本义为“日报”，现在可指定期发生的周刊、月刊、季刊等或指学术团体出版的刊物、杂志或学报。
magazine: 指刊登各种文章、小说、诗歌、评议的杂志。
press: 系报刊总称，也指报界或报业。
periodical: 通常指除日报以外的定期出版刊物。
review: 多指登载评论性文章或讨论重大事件的文章的刊物。
newspaper: 一般指每日出版的报纸。
publication: 指出版物，发行物。
这组词都有“压、挤”的意思，其区别是：
compress: 指把某些东西压在一起或使占有较小空间。
press: 普通用词，指一个物体在另一个物体上加压力。
squeeze: 多指从两面或多面施加压力来压紧、压碎或压出水来。
squash: 指某物受力被压偏或压碎。也指塞挤。
jam: 专指四面八方都压紧或塞满。
【journal, magazine, press, periodical, review, newspaper, publication】
这组词都有“出版物或定期刊物”的意思，其区别是：
journal: 本义为“日报”，现在可指定期发生的周刊、月刊、季刊等或指学术团体出版的刊物、杂志或学报。
magazine: 指刊登各种文章、小说、诗歌、评议的杂志。
press: 系报刊总称，也指报界或报业。
periodical: 通常指除日报以外的定期出版刊物。
review: 多指登载评论性文章或讨论重大事件的文章的刊物。
newspaper: 一般指每日出版的报纸。
publication: 指出版物，发行物。