If a surface is embossed, it has a pattern that stands up from it. You can see the shape and usually feel it too.

If a surface is embossed如果一個表面是embossed（壓凸的），it has a pattern that stands up from it代表它上面有一個從表面凸出來的圖案。You can see the shape and usually feel it too你可以看到那個形狀，通常也摸得到。

An embossed wedding card, an embossed stamp on leather, embossed numbers on a bank card — the raised bits are the point. This is the form students will meet most often, more than the verb emboss. It describes the thing after the work is done.

An embossed wedding card, an embossed stamp on leather, embossed numbers on a bank card一張embossed的喜帖、皮革上一個embossed的印章、銀行卡上embossed的數字——the raised bits are the point重點就在那些凸起來的部分。This is the form students will meet most often這是學生最常遇到的形式，more than the verb emboss比動詞emboss更常見。It describes the thing after the work is done它描述的是加工完成之後的樣子。

Shops use it as a selling word: “embossed cover,” “embossed lettering.” Though actually, not every fancy or thick decoration counts. Paint that sits on top, a glued-on jewel, or a picture printed flat is not embossed.

Shops use it as a selling word店家會把它當成推銷用語：“embossed cover,” “embossed lettering.”「embossed cover（壓凸封面）」、「embossed lettering（壓凸字體）」。Though actually不過其實，not every fancy or thick decoration counts不是每一種花俏或厚厚的裝飾都算數。Paint that sits on top, a glued-on jewel, or a picture printed flat is not embossed表面上一層漆、黏上去的一顆珠寶，或是印得平平的圖案，都不算embossed。

Embossed means the material itself was pressed or stamped so that part of it rises. If you cannot feel a raised shape, the word is probably being used loosely, the way shops sometimes dress up ordinary printing.

Embossed means the material itself was pressed or stamped so that part of it risesembossed的意思是材料本身被壓過或蓋過章，讓其中一部分凸起來。If you cannot feel a raised shape如果你摸不到凸起的形狀，the word is probably being used loosely這個字大概是被用得比較寬鬆，the way shops sometimes dress up ordinary printing就像店家有時候會把普通的印刷包裝得比較好聽一樣。