trace the origins of
investigate how something first developed
v.L1 基礎・必須B2
～の起源をたどる
英語の定義 to investigate how, where, or when something began by following evidence backward through time
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Stone Age
n. · B1 · L2broad period when stone tools were central technologies
石器時代
stone tool
n. · B1 · L1implement made by shaping stone
石器；石製の道具
stratigraphy
n. · C1 · L3study of layers and their relationships
層序学；地層の重なりと相互関係の研究
succession
n. · C1 · L2transfer of a throne or ruling position
王位継承；統治者の地位を受け継ぐこと
tablet
n. · B2 · L2flat slab used as a writing surface
書写用の粘土板；石板
tomb
n. · B2 · L2constructed place for burying the dead
墓；墓室
trace the origins of
v. · B2 · L1investigate how something first developed
～の起源をたどる
trade route
n. · B1 · L1regular path used to move goods between places
交易路；商業上の物資輸送路
transatlantic
adj. · B2 · L2crossing or connecting opposite sides of the Atlantic
大西洋を横断する；大西洋の両岸を結ぶ
tree-ring dating
n. · C1 · L3estimating wood age by matching growth patterns
年輪年代測定
tribute
n. · C1 · L2payment made to acknowledge a stronger ruler's power
貢ぎ物；貢納
unearth
v. · C1 · L2discover buried objects by digging
掘り出す；発掘する
uprising
n. · C1 · L2collective resistance against established authority
蜂起；支配への集団的な抵抗
vassal
n. · C1 · L3person owing service and loyalty to a lord
封臣；主君に忠誠と奉仕を誓う臣下
written record
n. · B1 · L1information about past activity preserved in writing
文字による記録；文書記録