the selfsame + noun
selfsame 前通常用定冠词 the，强调完全相同的个体。
He wore the selfsame hat every day.
他每天都戴着同一顶帽子。
完全相同的；正是同一个的
尤用于the之后:完全相同的；正是同一个；不仅是相似而且同一。；同一的
the very same; identical
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尤用于the之后:完全相同的；正是同一个；不仅是相似而且同一。
Chiefly preceded by the: precisely the same; the very same; the same not only in being similar but in being identical.
We met at the selfsame café where we first met ten years ago.
我们在十年前初次见面的同一家咖啡馆重逢了。
用法提示：形容词，修饰café，表示“同一的”。
The selfsame argument appeared in both articles.
完全相同的论点出现在两篇文章中。
用法提示：形容词，修饰argument，表示“完全相同的”。
He wore the selfsame suit to every interview.
他每次面试都穿着同一套西服。
用法提示：形容词，修饰suit，表示“同一的”。
selfsame 前通常用定冠词 the，强调完全相同的个体。
He wore the selfsame hat every day.
他每天都戴着同一顶帽子。
This problem is the selfsame as the one we faced last year.
这个问题和我们去年遇到的完全相同。
常用于引出相同的对象或情况。
She gave the selfsame answer that she had given before.
她给出了和以前完全相同的答案。
grammar · medium
易错句子He met selfsame person at the party.
正确表达He met the selfsame person at the party.
在英语中，形容词 'selfsame' 通常需要与定冠词 'the' 连用才能修饰名词。中文学习者因汉语无冠词，容易遗漏 'the'，导致语法错误。
grammar · medium
易错句子They live in selfsame building as us.
正确表达They live in the selfsame building as us.
'selfsame' 作为形容词，必须与 'the' 搭配使用，表示'完全相同的'。中文学习者可能直接翻译'同一栋'而忽略冠词，造成句子不自然。
selfsame强调完全同一，same指相同但可能不是同一个实体
selfsame指同一个事物本身，identical指两个或多个事物完全相同
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