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Fingerprinting is the practice, not the little mark. It means taking a record of people’s and then using that record to try to find out who touched something — a window, a gun, a cup — or who a person is.
Fingerprintingfingerprinting is是 the practice指的是這個做法 not the little mark而不是那個小小的指紋印記本身 It means它指的是 taking a record of people's fingerprints先採集人們的指紋紀錄 and then using that record再用這份紀錄 to try to find out who touched something試著找出誰碰過某樣東西 a window, a gun, a cup像是窗戶、槍、杯子 or who a person is或某個人的身分是誰
Police do this after a crime. Some countries also do it at the airport, or when you apply for an ID card.
Police警察 do this after a crime會在犯罪發生後這麼做 Some countries有些國家 also do it也會這麼做 at the airport在機場 or when you apply for an ID card或當你申請身分證的時候
The mark itself is a ; fingerprinting is the system and the act of collecting and matching those marks.
The mark itself印記本身 is a fingerprint是fingerprint（指紋） fingerprinting而fingerprinting is the system and the act of collecting and matching those marks則是採集、比對這些印記的整套系統和行為
It can sound quite official (news, court, immigration). In everyday talk people still say it in a plain way: “They are fingerprinting everyone who was in the building.”
It can sound quite official它聽起來可以很正式 (news, court, immigration)（新聞、法庭、移民事務） In everyday talk但在日常對話裡 people still say it人們還是會很平常地說 in a plain way用很平常的方式 “They are fingerprinting everyone who was in the building.”「They are fingerprinting everyone who was in the building.」（他們正在幫大樓裡所有人採指紋）
組成fingerprint + -ing: the mark, turned into the practice of taking and using it.
同家族的字
- fingerprintthe mark this practice records
- fingerthe body part
- printa mark left by pressing
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
fingerprintingnoun
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The act of recording an individual's fingerprints.
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A test made to establish and confirm the properties of a material or components.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。