trace

漢語翻譯

n. 痕跡, 蹤跡, 微量, 跡線, 韁繩
vt. 追蹤, 回溯, 描繪
vi. 追溯, 沿路走
【化】 跡
【醫】 痕跡; 微量, 痕量
【經】 溯查, 追蹤, 追溯

詞型變化：

動詞過去式:traced 過去分詞:traced 現在分詞:tracing 第三人稱單數:traces 副詞:traceably 形容詞:traceable 名詞:traceability 

詞意辨析：

pursue, follow, chase, hunt, trace, track, trail

這些動詞均含“跟隨、追蹤”之意。
pursue: 指堅持不懈、毫不動搖地緊跟、追趕某人、某物或某個事業。
follow: 普遍用詞，含義最廣，多指跟隨起引導作用的人或物，跟隨的動機可以是善意的，也可能是惡意的。
chase: 指快速追趕或決心追蹤，褒義貶義均可用。
hunt: 原義為“追獵、獵取”，現用於指追捕或搜尋逃犯等。
trace: 指根據線索或足跡進行跟蹤。用於抽象意義時指找到某事物的根源。
track: 指沿著人或動物留下的印跡或行跡追蹤。
trail: 一般指跟蹤追擊。

英文解釋：

名詞 trace:

1. a just detectable amount
   同義詞：hint, suggestion
2. an indication that something has been present
   同義詞：vestige, tincture, shadow
3. a suggestion of some quality
   同義詞：touch, ghost
4. a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
   同義詞：tracing
5. either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
6. a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle

動詞 trace:

1. follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
   同義詞：follow
2. make a mark or lines on a surface
   同義詞：draw, line, describe, delineate
3. to go back over again
   同義詞：retrace
4. pursue or chase relentlessly
   同義詞：hound, hunt
5. discover traces of
6. make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
7. copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
8. read with difficulty
   同義詞：decipher

例句：

1. The cause of the fire was traced to a faulty fuse-box.
   起火的原因已查出是因保險絲盒中有短路。
2. He traced his signature laboriously.
   他吃力地簽上自己的名字。
3. He traces his descent back to an old norman family.
   他追蹤自己的世繫上溯至一個古老的諾曼家族。
4. Her fear of water can be traced back to a childhood accident.
   她很怕水，起因可歸於兒時的一次事故。
5. Did the police find any trace of the murderer?
   警方找到兇手的行蹤了嗎？
6. I can't trace that letter you sent me.
   我找不到你寄給我的那封信。
7. The family can trace its history to the 17th century.
   這個家族的歷史可以追溯到十七世紀。