痕跡 — meaning in English

English meaning

• trace noun A small mark, sign, or amount left behind that shows something existed or happened.
• track noun A rough path or trail, often left by repeated use.
• trail verb To follow closely behind someone or something.
• vestige noun A mark left on the earth by a foot.

Senses

痕跡 is used for these senses in English:

• trace A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal.
• track A mark left by something that has passed along.
• trail The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky.
• vestige (by extension) A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.

trace — full definition

1. noun A small mark, sign, or amount left behind that shows something existed or happened.
2. noun A very small quantity of something.
3. verb To find the origin or path of something by following evidence.
4. verb To copy a drawing by following its lines through thin, see-through paper.

track — full definition

1. noun A rough path or trail, often left by repeated use.
2. noun A pair of parallel rails that a train runs on.
3. noun A single song or recording on an album or playlist.
4. verb To follow and monitor the movement, progress, or location of someone or something over time.

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