► 成句
跡 [(1)あと] [跡を絶たない] [liter] meaning: continue rank: 2
☆ 似たような犯罪が跡を絶たない ⇨ The similar crimes have kept happening
► 名詞
跡 [(1)あと] meaning: mark rank: 2
☆ 被害者には首を締められた痕があった ⇨ The victim had strangulation marks (☛ Physical marks, scars are often written 痕 as well)
跡 [(1)あと] meaning: remain rank: 2
☆ 城の跡 ⇨ The remains of a castle. The former site of a castle.
跡 [(1)あと] meaning: scar rank: 2
☆ これは子供の時の怪我の痕だ ⇨ This is a scar from my childhood injury (☛ Physical marks, scars are often written 痕 as well)
跡 [(1)あと] meaning: sign rank: 2
☆ 誰かが戸をこじ開けようとした跡があった ⇨ There was a sign that someone tried to pry open the door
跡 [(1)あと] meaning: track rank: 2
☆ 道にタイヤの跡が残っている ⇨ There are tire tracks on the road (☛ Can be either tread tracks or skid marks)
More examples:
- 追跡レポート ⇨ An investigative reporting, journalism
- 現場に犯人の足跡が残っていた ⇨ There are footprints of the perpetrator left at the scene
- 彼は不治の病から奇跡的な生還を果たした ⇨ He miraculously came back from an incurable disease
- その新聞記者は事件を追跡した ⇨ The newspaper reporter followed (and further investigated) the incident
- 遺跡で発掘された壺 ⇨ A pot excavated at an archaeological site
- 被害者には頭部に殴られた跡が有った ⇨ The victim had a blunt injury on the head
- 奇跡は起こらなかった ⇨ A miracle didn’t happen
- パトカーが容疑者を追跡した ⇨ A police car chased the suspect
- 彼等は奇跡的に勝った ⇨ They won miraculously
- 社長の息子が跡継ぎになる ⇨ The son of the CEO will be the successor
- 遺跡の発掘現場 ⇨ An archaeological excavation site
- 彼は虎の足跡を辿った ⇨ He followed the footprints of a tiger
- 彼は警察の追跡から逃げ切った ⇨ He managed to lose police pursuit
- メスで切った跡 ⇨ A scar cut, made, by scalpel
- 警察が犯人を追跡中だ ⇨ Police is man-hunting for the perpetrator