dactylogram
/dakˈtiləˌgram; -tələˌ-/ (ame, mw)
dactylogram — 名詞
1. a record of the tiny ridge pattern on someone's fingertip, captured as a mark or
指紋
手指皮膚紋路所留下的印記
a record of the tiny ridge pattern on someone's fingertip, captured as a mark or image and used by forensic investigators to identify a specific person.
The detective compared the dactylogram on the wine glass with samples held by the police laboratory.
那名警探把酒杯上的指紋與警方實驗室保存的樣本進行比對。
compared the dactylogram (formal alternative to 'fingerprint' in forensic contexts)
Layla lifted a clear dactylogram from the kitchen door using a soft brush and fine black powder.
Layla 用軟刷和細黑粉，從廚房門上取下了一枚清晰的指紋。
lifted a dactylogram (collocation describing forensic recovery)
Every dactylogram is unique, so even identical twins leave different marks on a glass or a steel knife.
每一枚指紋都是獨一無二的，所以連同卵雙胞胎在玻璃杯或鋼製刀子上留下的痕跡也不一樣。
Asher rolled each finger across an ink pad to record a clean dactylogram for the security check.
Asher 把每根手指在印泥上滾動，以便為安全檢查留下一枚乾淨的指紋。
A single dactylogram on the safe handle led the officers to a man with an old criminal record.
保險箱把手上的一枚指紋，讓警方查到了一名有舊犯罪紀錄的男子。
- fingerprint
the everyday word; use this in normal speech and writing
- thumbprint
specifically a print from the thumb
- fingermark
a print left on a surface, especially before forensic recovery
文法句型
a dactylogram of [person]
用法筆記
Strongly formal / technical alternative to the everyday word 'fingerprint'. Used mostly in forensic reports, legal writing, and older scientific texts; in normal English conversation always say 'fingerprint'.