1. His system was widely taken up until Sir Francis Galton, a colleague, rival and inveterate classifier, realised the individualising potential of fingerprints. 这个系统曾被广泛使用。后来,阿方斯的同事兼对手弗朗西斯·高尔顿,一个分类成癖的家伙,意识到指纹在身份识别中有巨大的潜力。
2. In general DNA provides information of a higher quality or "individualising potential" than other kinds of evidence, so that experts may be more confident of linking it to a specific individual. 一般说来,DNA较其它证据能够提供更为高质量和个性化的信息,所以科学家可以更加自信的将它同某个个体联系起来。