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fingerprints

UK //ˈfɪŋɡəprɪnts//US //ˈfɪŋɡərprɪnts//

词源

复合词,源自finger(手指) + print(印记),最早记录于1859年指代手指留下的独特纹路痕迹。

noun

❶ 手指上独特的纹路图案,每个人的指纹都独一无二,常用于身份识别和犯罪侦查。

“The police found his fingerprints on the glass.”

(警方在玻璃上发现了他的指纹。)

“Every newborn baby has unique fingerprints.”

(每个新生儿都有独一无二的指纹。)

同义词:finger marks, dactylograms, digital impressions

verb

❶ 采集或记录某人的指纹,通常用于官方登记或身份验证流程。

“All applicants were fingerprinted at the immigration office.”

(所有申请者都在移民局被采集了指纹。)

“The new employees need to be fingerprinted for security clearance.”

(新员工需要通过指纹采集获得安全许可。)

同义词:record prints, take impressions

常见短语

leave fingerprints — 在物体表面留下指纹痕迹,常用于犯罪现场调查的语境。

“The thief left fingerprints on the broken window.”

(小偷在破碎的窗户上留下了指纹。)

fingerprints all over — 比喻某人明显参与某事的证据,就像到处都留有指纹一样。

“The accountant had his fingerprints all over the fraudulent transactions.”

(这些欺诈交易明显是那个会计师经手的。)