verb

trace

翻譯

追蹤, 追溯, 描摹

Police are trying to trace the call.

警方正試圖追蹤這通電話。

She traced the map for her project.

她為她的專案描摹了地圖。

((sth.)) 透過調查找到或發現（某事）。 The police traced the thief to his home.

((sth.)) ((back to sth.)) 追溯（某事）的起源。 She traced her family history back to the 16th century.

((sth.)) 透過在上面描畫來複製（圖畫、地圖等）。 He traced the outline of the house.

同義詞: follow, track, pursue (追蹤); copy, sketch (描摹)

源自古法語 'tracier'，來自拉丁語 'trahere'，意為「拉，畫」。

想像一下，在地圖上描畫一條線來尋找一個地方，或者描摹一幅畫來複製它。