<p>IMO, it's more like the definition 8 in <a href="http://www.zdic.net/z/15/js/4EE5.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">zdic</a>:</p>

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  <p>　8. 用在动词后，类似词的后缀：可～。得～。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Think about the words: 给以 and 予以. In this case, you just add a person in the middle of 给以. So, you can ignore 以 when you translate it into English. </p>

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dan
<p>以 here works like 'with', not 'cause'.</p>

<p>In your examples, these '以' can't be replaced with '而', but can be ommited.</p>

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2017-11-09T22:49:15.097Z
So '给人以诚恳、自信的印象' should be 'give a person with  honest, confident impression'??
Pedroski
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@Pedroski  In this case, "给人以sth" means "give sth. to people", it's a variant of "以sth给人" in ancient Chinese. A more general pattern is "V a 以 b"(= 以 b V a) where 以 serves as 把、用. You can see the same pattern in 授人以渔、嗤之以鼻、杀人以梃与刃 and 以德报怨、以卵击石、以身殉职, etc.
Jason Swift
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Jason Swift
<p>‘给人以’ is a common phrase. I think this ’以‘ works like ’而‘ to give a sense of 'cause'. Can I replace ’以‘ with ’而‘ in 1.:</p>

<ol>
<li>给人以诚恳、自信的印象</li>
</ol>

<p>浴室给人以明亮通风之感。<br>
这座桥无法给人以美的享受。  </p>

<p>为某事而受苦
因某事而出名  </p>

<p>  
<a href="http://www.zdic.net/z/15/js/4EE5.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">zdic</a> 6. 文言连词，与“而”用法相同：梦寐～求。</p>

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给NP1以NP2  give NP1 NP2, give NP2 to NP1, examples from bkrs, 给人以强烈印象,给人以温柔感觉的黑夜,给人以假象
give a false impression
改
给人以说闲话的口实
set tongues wagging
改
给人以攻击自己的口实
give sb. a handle against oneself
改
给人以极大的享受
give keen enjoyment
user6065
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2017-11-09T03:42:44.980Z
also see previous Q＆A，What is the function and/or meaning of the 2 '以‘ in this phrase?  （而 cannot replace 以）
user6065
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What is the 以 in 给人以？
# What is the 以 in 给人以？

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-09)

‘给人以’ is a common phrase. I think this ’以‘ works like ’而‘ to give a sense of 'cause'. Can I replace ’以‘ with ’而‘ in 1.:

1. 给人以诚恳、自信的印象

浴室给人以明亮通风之感。  
这座桥无法给人以美的享受。

为某事而受苦
因某事而出名

[zdic](http://www.zdic.net/z/15/js/4EE5.htm) 6. 文言连词，与“而”用法相同：梦寐～求。

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 给NP1以NP2  give NP1 NP2, give NP2 to NP1, examples from bkrs, 给人以强烈印象,给人以温柔感觉的黑夜,给人以假象 give a false impression 改 给人以说闲话的口实 set tongues wagging 改 给人以攻击自己的口实 give sb. a handle against oneself 改 给人以极大的享受 give keen enjoyment  
> **username_1**: also see previous Q＆A，What is the function and/or meaning of the 2 '以‘ in this phrase?  （而 cannot replace 以）  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-11-10. Score: 1

IMO, it's more like the definition 8 in [zdic](http://www.zdic.net/z/15/js/4EE5.htm):

> 　8. 用在动词后，类似词的后缀：可～。得～。

Think about the words: 给以 and 予以. In this case, you just add a person in the middle of 给以. So, you can ignore 以 when you translate it into English.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-11-09. Score: 1

以 here works like 'with', not 'cause'.

In your examples, these '以' can't be replaced with '而', but can be ommited.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: So '给人以诚恳、自信的印象' should be 'give a person with  honest, confident impression'??  
> **username_3**: @username_0  In this case, "给人以sth" means "give sth. to people", it's a variant of "以sth给人" in ancient Chinese. A more general pattern is "V a 以 b"(= 以 b V a) where 以 serves as 把、用. You can see the same pattern in 授人以渔、嗤之以鼻、杀人以梃与刃 and 以德报怨、以卵击石、以身殉职, etc.  

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