"paper trail" in Chinese (Simplified)
文件记录链
Definition
一系列书面或打印的文件,通常用来显示决策、行动或交易的历史。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Paper trail” 通常用于商业、法律和调查领域,表示通过文档来证明事实。这里不仅限于纸质文件,电子邮件和数字文件也算。常见用法有 'leave a paper trail'(留下证据),或 'no paper trail'(没有记录)。
Examples
The accountant kept a paper trail of every transaction.
会计保留了每笔交易的**文件记录链**。
We need a paper trail for our expenses.
我们需要我们的支出的**文件记录链**。
There was no paper trail to prove his innocence.
没有**文件记录链**来证明他的清白。
If you pay cash, there’s less of a paper trail.
如果你付现金,**文件记录链**就更少。
The detectives followed the paper trail to uncover the fraud.
侦探们顺着**文件记录链**查明了诈骗真相。
Make sure you leave a paper trail in case anyone asks questions later.
确保留下**文件记录链**,以防以后有人询问。