footprint
/ˈfʊtprɪnt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfʊtprɪnt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfu̇t-ˌprint/ (ame, mw)
footprint — 名詞
- footprintsingular
- footprintsplural
1. the shape pressed into ground, mud, or sand when someone steps, showing the bott
足跡
腳或鞋子在地面留下的印記
the shape pressed into ground, mud, or sand when someone steps, showing the bottom of a shoe or a bare foot
Lakan saw fresh footprints in the mud near the river.
Lakan 在河邊的泥濘中看到了新鮮的足跡。
plural form: footprints in mud/sand/snow
The police took a photograph of the single footprint at the crime scene.
警方在犯罪現場拍攝了那枚單一足跡的照片。
countable noun: a/the footprint
Small animal footprints led across the garden to the wooden fence.
一串小小的動物足跡穿過花園，一路通往木籬笆。
Roya wiped her wet footprints off the kitchen floor with a cloth.
Roya 用抹布把廚房地板上的溼腳印擦掉了。
The children left muddy footprints all over the bathroom after their bath.
孩子們洗完澡後，在浴室地上留下了一串泥腳印。
用法筆記
Often used in the plural form footprints when describing a series of marks left by walking. Frequently appears with location phrases such as in the mud, on the floor, or in the snow.
常見錯誤
2. the area of a surface that a piece of equipment, furniture, or building covers,
佔地面積
物體佔據的表面空間
the area of a surface that a piece of equipment, furniture, or building covers, measured by how much room it takes up
Noa designed a desk with a small footprint to fit the tiny office.
Noa 設計了一張佔地面積很小的書桌，以配合那間狹小的辦公室。
collocation: small/large footprint
The new factory has a much larger footprint than the old one.
新工廠的佔地面積比舊工廠大得多。
Élise measured the footprint of the sofa before she bought it.
Élise 在買沙發之前先量了沙發的佔地面積。
Solar panels need a large footprint on a south-facing roof to work well.
太陽能板朝南的屋頂上需要很大的佔地面積才能發揮良好效能。
3. the measurable effect of a person, company, or product on the environment or on
碳足跡；影響
人或產品對環境或數位系統造成的可測量影響
the measurable effect of a person, company, or product on the environment or on digital systems, calculated by resources used, waste created, or data left behind online
Imran reduced his carbon footprint by biking to work every day.
Imran 每天騎自行車上班，降低了個人碳足跡。
collocation: carbon footprint
The company wants to lower its ecological footprint by using less plastic packaging.
這家公司想透過減少塑膠包裝來降低生態足跡。
collocation: ecological footprint
Hyun checked his digital footprint by searching for his own name online.
Hyun 在網路上搜尋自己的名字，查看自己的數位足跡。
Antonia's family tries to leave a smaller environmental footprint each year.
Antonia 一家每年都努力減少環境足跡。
- impact
broader in meaning; does not specifically refer to a measured environmental or digital effect
用法筆記
Almost always used with a modifier before it, such as carbon, ecological, environmental, or digital. The modifier tells the reader which kind of impact is being measured.