traces 常见作名词复数,意为痕迹、踪迹、遗留的迹象(如脚印、线索、微量残留等);也可作动词 trace 的第三人称单数,意为追踪、描绘出……的路径/轮廓、追溯来源。
/treɪsɪz/
源自古法语 tracier / tracier(“画出、拉出线条”),与“画线、描摹”的含义相关,逐渐引申为“留下的线索/痕迹”,再扩展到“微量的残留”(如 traces of salt “微量盐分”)。
There were traces of mud on his shoes.
他的鞋上有泥的痕迹。
The detective found faint traces that linked the suspect to the scene, even though the room looked spotless.
尽管房间看起来一尘不染,侦探仍发现了微弱的痕迹,把嫌疑人与现场联系起来。