trace to the source; investigate origins
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to investigate the origin and trace the development; to get to the root of things
formalFormal literary idiom used in academic, historical, or analytical contexts to describe thorough investigation.
Yán研
jiū究
gǔ古
dài代
wén文
míng明
bì必
xū须
qióng穷
yuán源
sù溯
liú流
，
cái才
néng能
huán还
yuán原
lì历
shǐ史
de的
zhēn真
xiàng相
。
Studying ancient civilizations requires tracing to the source to restore the truth of history.
Zhè这
wèi位
xué学
zhě者
xiě写
wén文
zhāng章
zǒng总
shì是
xǐ喜
huān欢
qióng穷
yuán源
sù溯
liú流
，
zhuī追
gēn根
jiū究
dǐ底
。
This scholar always likes to get to the root of things when writing articles.
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Duì对
yú于
zhè这
xiàng项
jì技
shù术
de的
qǐ起
yuán源
，
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
qióng穷
yuán源
sù溯
liú流
de地
jìn进
xíng行
kǎo考
chá察
。
Regarding the origin of this technology, we need to conduct an investigation that traces back to the source.