Phrase
identity cards
身份证
identity cards is the plural of identity card.
an official card that shows who someone is, usually with their name, photograph, and other personal details
- 1.
A card or badge showing the official identity of the bearer.
显示持有人身份的卡片或徽章
显示持有人身份的卡片或徽章
In use
You need to show your identity card at airport check-in.
She keeps her identity card in her wallet.
The security guard asked to see my identity card.
show/produce + one's identity card
常用于要求出示证件的场景。
Please show your identity card upon arrival.
到达时请出示您的身份证。
carry/have + an identity card
强调持有或携带的义务。
You must carry an identity card at all times in this country.
在这个国家你必须随时携带身份证。
check/verify + someone's identity card
用于核验身份的场景。
The security guard checked my identity card before letting me in.
保安在让我进去之前检查了我的身份证。
Common mistakes
I need to show my identity.I need to show my identity card.
中文常将“身份证”简称为“身份”，但英语中“identity”仅指身份概念，不指证件，需用“identity card”明确表示身份证件。
I have identity card.I have an identity card.
“identity card”是可数名词，单数形式前需加冠词“a/an”，表示“一张身份证”。
Connections
Confusing words
- ID
- 身份证(缩写) · ID 是 identity card 的缩写, 常用于非正式场合, 而 identity card 是完整正式名称。
- identification
- 身份证明;识别 · identification 可指识别过程或泛指身份证明文件, 而 identity card 特指身份证这个具体证件。
Word family
- identity cards
- plural
Learner notes
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.