| 单词 | bertillon system |
| 释义 | Bertillon system[ bur-tl-on sis-tuhm ] / ˈbɜr tlˌɒn ˌsɪs təm / nouna system of identifying persons, especially criminals, by a record of individual physical measurements and peculiarities: fingerprinting soon supplanted the Bertillon system as the primary identifying technique in forensic science: The suspect’s facial measurements, taken and assessed through the Bertillon system, were used to prove her guilt, even though she had a very sound alibi. Also called Ber·til·lon meth·od [bur-tl-on meth-uhd] /ˈbɜr tlˌɒn ˌmɛθ əd/ . See also Bertillonage. Origin of Bertillon systemFirst recorded in 1895–1900; named after A. Bertillon Words nearby Bertillon systemBertie, Bertiella, bertiellosis, Bertillon, Bertillonage, Bertillon system, Bertolucci, Bertram, Bertrand, bertrandite, Berw. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Bertillon systemBertillon system / (ˈbɜːtɪˌlɒn, French bɛrtijɔ̃) / nouna system formerly in use for identifying persons, esp criminals, by means of a detailed record of physical characteristics Word Origin for Bertillon systemC19: named after Alphonse Bertillon (1853–1914), French criminal investigator Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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