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who or what somebody/something is 身份；本身；本体 The police are trying to discover the identity of the killer. 警方正努力调查杀人凶手的身份。 to establish/reveal/confirm the identity of somebody/something 确定/揭露/确认某人/某物的身份 Their names have been changed for the purposes of this article to protect their identities. 出于本文的目的，他们的姓名已被更改，以保护他们的身份。 Their identities were kept secret. 他们的身份保密。 Do you have any proof of identity? 你有身份证明吗？ The thief used a false identity. 窃贼使用的是假身份。 He falls in love with her but can't reveal his true identity. 他爱上了她，但不能透露自己的真实身份。 Each object in the collection has a unique identity number. 集合中的每个对象都有一个唯一的标识号。 She went through an identity crisis in her teens (= was not sure of who she was or of her place in society). 她在十多岁时经历了一次身份危机。
Extra ExamplesHe changed his identity on his release from prison. 他一获释出狱就改换了身分。 He felt that having a job gave him an identity. 他觉得有了工作自己才有了身分。 He had not resolved his identity issue. 那时他还没解决他的身分问题。 He refused to reveal the identity of his client. 他拒绝透露客户的身分。 He was discovered living under an assumed identity in South America. 他被发现以伪造的身分居住在南美洲。 Her voice was disguised to conceal her identity. 为了隐瞒身分，对她的声音进行了处理。 His identity was stolen and used to purchase goods from a catalogue. 有人盗用他的身分从商品目录中购买物品。 It is important to know the identity and nature of the enemy. 重要的是了解对手的身分和本性。 Shanghai itself has multiple identities. 上海本身就具有多重身分。 Someone in the administration leaked the identity of an undercover CIA agent. 政府中有人泄露了一名中情局秘密特工的身分。 The system will verify the identity of incoming visitors. 这套系统会查证来访者的身分。 They didn't reveal her secret identity to her family members. 他们没有向她的家人透露她的秘密身分。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- true
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- bracelet
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- identity as
- identity between
- proof of identity
- a search for identity
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the characteristics, feelings or beliefs that make people different from others 特征；特有的感觉（或信仰） national/cultural/personal identity 民族/文化/个人身份 ethnic/racial identity 族裔/种族身份 The region's sense of identity remained strong. 该地区的认同感仍然很强。 a plan to strengthen the corporate identity of the company 加强公司的企业形象的计划 - identity as somebody/something
Scotland has never lost its identity as a separate nation. 苏格兰从未失去其独立民族的身分。 She was searching for a clearer conception of her identity as a writer. 她在寻找对自己作家身份的更清晰的概念。
Extra ExamplesHis search for his cultural identity took him to where his parents were born. 为了寻找文化认同感，他回到了父母的出生地。 Many minority groups are struggling to maintain their cultural identity. 许多少数民族都在努力维护自己的文化认同。 The company forged its own identity by producing specialist vehicles. 该公司通过生产特种车辆打造出自己的企业形象。 These populations have managed to maintain distinct identities. 这些人群总算保持了鲜明的特色。 They are still struggling to establish their identity as a political party. 他们还在为确立政党的身分进行斗争。 the ability to maintain a strong brand identity 保持鲜明品牌形象的能力 The people have a strong sense of national identity. 人民有强烈的民族认同感。 the way in which African American writers have asserted their identity 非裔美国作家坚持自己身分的方式 They share a collective identity, united by an independent spirit. 他们有着共同的集体认同，由一种独立的精神团结在一起。 an ethnic identity based on their common national ancestry 他们基于共同祖先的民族认同
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- true
- assumed
- false
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- build
- construct
- create
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- bracelet
- tag
- card
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- identity as
- identity between
- proof of identity
- a search for identity
- a sense of identity
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the state or feeling of being very similar to and able to understand somebody/something 同一性；相同；一致 The two companies started working together as a result of a clear identity of interests. 两家公司开始合作是因为利益的明确认同。 - identity with somebody/something
He feels a strong sense of identity with his fellow men. 他对自己的同伴有强烈的认同感。 - identity between A and B
There's a close identity between fans and their team. 球迷和他们的球队之间有密切的同一性。
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘quality of being identical’): from late Latin identitas, from Latin idem ‘same’.