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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。
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。)
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。)
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。)