Word · Frequency #12146
footprint
脚印；足迹
核心释义
a mark left on a surface by a foot or shoe
- 1.
脚在沙子或雪等柔软物质上留下的印记。
The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.
- 2.
脚印或鞋印
a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
- 3.
一件设备所需的空间。
Space required by a piece of equipment.
- 4.
存在或影响的痕迹
a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important
- 5.
程序所需的硬盘空间量。
The amount of hard drive space required for a program.
- 6.
物体占据的区域
the area taken up by some object
- 7.
崩溃程序留下的审计跟踪记录。
The audit trail left by a crashed program.
- 8.
留下可作为某行为发生证据的痕迹。
A trace left behind that gives evidence of some action having occurred.
- 9.
一个人过去的职业或生活方式,为他人提供典范。
What a person has done before, as a profession or lifestyle, serving as a model for others.
- 10.
建筑物占用的地表面积。
The surface space occupied by a structure.
- 11.
公司的地理市场覆盖范围。
A company's geographic market presence.
- 12.
人类活动、机器等对生态的影响。
The ecological impact of a human activity, machine, etc.
- 13.
卫星从地面可使用的范围。
Availability of a satellite from the ground.
- 14.
表示物品形状的多边形。
A polygon representing the shape of an item.
痕迹；印迹；占地面积；占用空间；占用空间；存储空间；崩溃记录；审计踪迹；生态足迹；环境影响
用法In use
The detective found a footprint in the mud near the window.
用法提示：footprint 作为名词，指“脚印”，是字面用法。
The company aims to reduce its carbon footprint by using renewable energy.
用法提示：footprint 作为名词，指“影响（尤指对环境的）”，是比喻用法。
This new desk has a smaller footprint than the old one, saving office space.
用法提示：footprint 作为名词，指“占地面积”，是技术性用法。
the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window
the footprints of an earlier civilization
the computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- carbon footprint
- 碳足迹
- Flying less is one way to reduce your carbon footprint.少坐飞机是减少碳足迹的一种方式。
- digital footprint
- 数字足迹，网络痕迹
- Your digital footprint can be hard to erase.你的数字足迹很难消除。
- footprint in the sand
- 沙滩上的脚印
- We found a single footprint in the sand.我们在沙滩上发现了一个单独的脚印。
- ecological footprint
- 生态足迹
- The city's ecological footprint is growing each year.这座城市的生态足迹每年都在扩大。
- footprint of a building
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：脚（foot）踩过泥地留下的打印（print）痕迹就是 footprint，引申为某物留下的影响或占据的空间。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、环保与碳排放讨论、科技或工程说明 footprint 通常是中性用词，没有明显的正式或非正式色彩。它多用于日常描述脚印或足迹，也常见于环保话题（如 carbon footprint）以及技术、工程领域指占地面积或占用空间。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，常用搭配：footprint of...
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与词尾 /-prɪnt/ 押韵：print、sprint；同样以 /-ɪnt/ 结尾的 hint、mint、flint 也押韵。注意：foot 是第一个音节，不押韵；pint /paɪnt/ 看似属于 -int 拼写，但元音不同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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