蛛丝马迹 蛛丝马迹
Explanation
比喻事情遗留下来的细微的痕迹和线索。
It refers to the subtle traces and clues left by something.
Origin Story
话说唐朝时期，一位名叫李白的诗人，他喜欢游山玩水，一日，他在野外散步，发现地上有一些奇怪的痕迹，细细观察，发现这些痕迹像蜘蛛的丝，又像马蹄的印记，心中暗自思忖：这是何物留下来的呢？于是他沿着痕迹一路追寻，最后发现了一处隐蔽的山洞，洞中有一只巨大的蜘蛛和一匹骏马。原来，这蜘蛛和骏马是山洞里妖怪的坐骑，它们经常出来作乱，所以留下了这些蛛丝马迹。李白机智勇敢，他拿着剑，与妖怪大战三百回合，最终将其制服，解救了附近的百姓，从此，这附近再也没有妖怪出来作乱了。后来人们就用“蛛丝马迹”来比喻事情留下的隐约可寻的痕迹和线索。
In Tang Dynasty, a poet named Li Bai who loved traveling around mountains and water discovered strange traces on the ground while walking in the wild one day. After careful observation, he found that these traces were like spider silk and horse hoofprints. He secretly pondered in his heart: What is this left by? So he followed the traces and finally found a hidden cave. In the cave was a huge spider and a steed. It turned out that this spider and steed were the mounts of the monsters in the cave, they often came out to make trouble, so they left these clues. Li Bai, resourceful and brave, fought against the monsters with his sword for three hundred rounds, and finally subdued them, saving the nearby people. From then on, there were no more monsters making trouble nearby. Later people used "蛛丝马迹" to refer to vague traces and clues left by things.
Usage
常用来形容细微的线索、痕迹。
Often used to describe subtle clues and traces.
Examples
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尽管线索很细微，但只要认真寻找，就能发现蛛丝马迹。
jǐnguǎn xiànsuō hěn xīwēi, dàn zhǐyào rènzhēn xúnzhǎo, jiù néng fāxiàn zhūsī mǎjì
Even though the clues are subtle, you can find traces if you search carefully.
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侦探根据案发现场的蛛丝马迹，推断出凶手的作案过程。
zhēntàn gēnjù ànfāxiàn chǎng de zhūsī mǎjì, tuīduàn chū xióngshǒu de zuò'àn guòchéng
Based on the traces at the scene, the detective deduced the criminal's process of committing the crime.