Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2061
Fully loadedidentity
身份；自我；个性
who or what a person or thing is; the set of characteristics that make someone or something recognizable
- 1.
Sameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same.
相同,等同；(多个指定事物)是同一事物的性质或事实
- 2.
The difference or character that marks off an individual or collective from the rest of the same kind; selfhood; the sense of who something or someone or oneself is, or the recurring characteristics that enable the recognition of such an individual or group by others or themselves.
区分个体或群体与同类其他者的差异或特征；自我；某人或某物或自身的身份感,或使他人或自身能识别该个体或群体的反复出现的特征
- 3.
A name or persona—a mask or appearance one presents to the world—by which one is known.
一个人展现给世界的名字或角色——面具或外表——由此为人所知
- 4.
An equation which always holds true regardless of the choice of input variables.
- 5.
Any function which maps all elements of its domain to themselves.
- 6.
An element of an algebraic structure which, when applied to another element under an operation in that structure, yields this second element.
同一性；完全相同；公开身份；形象；角色；恒等式；恒等函数；单位元；幺元
In use
She had to show her identity card to enter the building.
Music plays a key role in shaping a teenager's identity.
The company's brand identity is built on trust and quality.
someone's identity
常用所有格形式，表示某人的身份。
The police confirmed the victim's identity.
警方确认了受害者的身份。
identity of something
后接of短语，说明具体事物的身份或特性。
The identity of the substance is unknown.
该物质的特性未知。
sense of identity
常与sense搭配，表示对自身身份的意识。
She has a strong sense of identity.
Connections
Collocations
- identity theft
- 身份盗窃
- She became a victim of identity theft.她成为了身份盗窃的受害者。
- identity crisis
- 身份认同危机
- Many teenagers go through an identity crisis.许多青少年会经历身份认同危机。
- sense of identity
- 身份认同感
- Traveling helped me develop a stronger sense of identity.旅行帮助我培养了更强的身份认同感。
- identity card
- 身份证
- You need to show your identity card at the entrance.你需要在入口处出示身份证。
- cultural identity
- 文化身份
- Immigrants often struggle to preserve their cultural identity.移民常常努力保留他们的文化身份。
- identity politics
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：'I'（我）+ 'dent'（印记）= 我独特的印记，即身份(identity)。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：personal、social、professional 通常用于指个人或群体的特征，如文化身份、职业身份等，在正式和非正式场合都适用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with identity due to differing stressed vowels. They are useful for comparing the common -ity spelling.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，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.