trace
释义
To follow the development or origin of something back to its source
追溯,追踪(来源、发展)
To find someone or something by following clues
查找,追查(人或物的下落)
To copy a drawing by following its lines through thin paper
描摹,勾画(沿线条临摹)
A tiny amount or mark left behind as a sign of something
痕迹,踪迹;微量
词根拆分
词根派生来自古法语 tracier(拉丁语 tractiare,源自 trahere「画」)。所有义项都沿着一条「画出来的线」走:你沿着历史留下的线 trace 回去;你沿着图画的线 trace(描摹)它;而 trace(痕迹)就是留下的那条淡淡的线或印记。
词根 tra 还连着 109 个词为什么是这个意思
trace 把这个词根「画线」的那一面串了起来。trahere 不仅指「拉」,也指「画一条线」,而 trace(痕迹)正是那条线——某物经过时在身后拖出的印记。从这条实体的线引出两个方向:沿线往回追(trace 一段历史)和沿线临摹(trace 一幅画)。
常用搭配
- 1.trace back to追溯至
- 2.trace the origin追溯起源
- 3.no trace of毫无……的踪迹
- 4.trace a route追踪路线
例句
- 1.
Historians traced the family line back to the 1600s.
历史学家把这个家族的血脉追溯到了 17 世纪。
- 2.
Police are trying to trace the missing witness.
警方正设法追查失踪的证人。
- 3.
There was no trace of the hikers after the storm.
暴风雨过后,徒步者们消失得无影无踪。
- 4.
She traced the outline of the map onto thin paper.
她把地图的轮廓描到薄纸上。