paper trail

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A written record, history, or collection of evidence. idiomatic
    — Keep a good paper trail in case anyone asks you why you arrived at that conclusion.
  2. Records left by a person or organization in the course of activities. idiomatic
    — With a good paperwork system in place, including a working paper trail, it becomes much easier to manage the flow of relevant information regarding your plants and orders.
  3. Physical evidence of something that occurred in the past. broadly
    — Beginning in the late 20th century, researchers were able to analyze the mtDNA and Y chromosomes of multiple races around the world, revealing a DNA paper trail that led back to eastern Africa around 200,000 years ago.

词形变化

paper trails plural paper-trail alternative papertrail alternative

词汇关系

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