Fingerprint
01
指紋, 指の跡
a mark made by the unique pattern of lines on the tip of a person's finger, can be used to find out who has committed a crime
例
Detectives found a clear fingerprint on the window sill, leading to the identification of the burglar.
刑事たちは窓枠にはっきりとした指紋を見つけ、それが強盗の身元特定につながった。
Forensic experts lifted several fingerprints from the crime scene for analysis.
法医学の専門家は、分析のために犯罪現場からいくつかの指紋を採取しました。
02
a mark or smudge left by a finger, often dirty or accidental
例
There was a fingerprint on the freshly painted wall.
She wiped away the fingerprint from the window.
03
any feature, trait, or mark that uniquely identifies a person, object, or phenomenon
例
His writing style left a fingerprint on the article.
The genetic sequence is a fingerprint for species identification.
to fingerprint
01
to record or take an impression of a person's fingerprints for identification
例
The police fingerprinted all suspects at the station.
She was fingerprinted during the background check.
