This is the adverb: you do something in an impressionistic way. You describe, paint, or judge from a general feeling, not from a tight set of facts. “She wrote impressionistically about the city” means the piece gives atmosphere — smells, light, a mood — rather than a street-by-street guide.

This這 is the adverb是副詞: you你 do something in an impressionistic way用印象式的方式做某件事。You你 describe, paint, or judge from a general feeling憑一種整體的感覺去描寫、畫、或評斷, not from a tight set of facts而不是根據一套嚴謹的事實。"She wrote impressionistically about the city."「She wrote impressionistically about the city.」means這句話的意思 is the piece gives atmosphere是這篇東西給的是氣氛——smells, light, a mood氣味、光線、情緒——rather than a street-by-street guide而不是逐條街道的導覽。

It is a long, bookish word. Most people never say it out loud; they say “in a loose way” or “just from a first impression”.

It它 is a long, bookish word是個又長又書面的字。Most people大多數人 never say it out loud從不會把它說出口; they他們 say "in a loose way" or "just from a first impression"會說「in a loose way」或「just from a first impression」。

You will meet it in reviews, art writing, and academic prose. Use it when you want to admit, honestly, that you are sketching.

You你 will meet it會在 in reviews, art writing, and academic prose評論、藝術文章和學術文章裡遇到它。Use it用這個字 when you want to admit, honestly, that you are sketching當你想誠實承認自己只是在大略描繪的時候。

Though actually, saying the long adverb can itself sound a little fancy — which is fine in a careful essay, and a bit much at lunch.

Though actually不過其實, saying the long adverb說這個長長的副詞 can itself sound a little fancy本身就會聽起來有點花俏——which is fine in a careful essay這在嚴謹的文章裡沒問題, and a bit much at lunch但在吃午餐聊天時就有點過頭。