1[countableC, uncountableU]NAME OF A PERSON someone’s identity is their name or who they are 身份
The identity of the killer is still unknown.
凶手的身份仍未查明。
2[uncountableU]CHARACTER OF something the qualities and attitudes that a person or group of people have, that make them different from other people 〔区别人或群体的〕特性
Children need continuity, security, and a sense of identity.
孩子们需要稳定感、安全感以及自我认同感。
Travelling alone can lead to a loss of identity.
独自旅行会使人产生身份迷失。
national/cultural/social etc identity (=a strong feeling of belonging to a particular group, race etc) 民族/文化/社会等认同
Our strong sense of national identity has been shaped by our history.
我们的历史使我们形成了强烈的民族认同感。
identity crisis/crisis of identity (=a feeling of uncertainty about who you really are and what your purpose is) 身份危机,认同危机
My father experienced an identity crisis in middle age.
我父亲在中年时经历了一次身份危机。
3.[uncountableU] formalSAMEexactsimilarity between two things 〔两件事物的〕相同,一致
COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
somebody’s real/true identity 某人的真实身份
The true identity of the author was not revealed until 100 years later.
作者的真实身份直到100年后才被揭晓。
a new/different identity 新的/不同的身份
He avoided arrest by adopting a new identity.
他用新身份躲过了警方的拘捕。
a false identity (=when someone pretends to be another person) 假身份
nHe used a fake passport to assume a false identity.
verbs
find out/discover somebody’s identity 查明某人的身份
The police have yet to discover the victim’s identity.
警方尚未查明受害人的身份。
know somebody’s identity 知道某人的身份
He wanted to know the identity of his real father.
他想知道自己亲生父亲的身份。
hide/conceal somebody’s identity 隐瞒某人的身份
She used a false name to conceal her identity.
她使用假名来隐瞒自己的身份。
reveal/disclose somebody’s identity (=show or say who a person is) 透露/揭开某人的身份
The company did not reveal the identity of the prospective buyer.
这家公司未透露潜在买家的身份。
give away somebody’s identity (=accidentally reveal it) 无意间透露某人的身份
nThe thief gave away his identity by mistake.
protect somebody’s identity (=make sure no one finds out who someone is) 保护某人的身份
nJournalists frequently protect the identity of confidential sources.
adopt/assume an identity (=give yourself a new identity) 使用某一身份
nShe assumed a false identity and went to live in South America.
identity + NOUN
identity card/papers/documents (=documents that show who you are) 身份证/身份证明文件
Each member of staff is issued with an identity card.
每名员工都发了一张身份卡。
an identity paradeBritish EnglishBrE (=when someone looks at a line of people to see if they recognize a criminal) 〔对犯人的〕列队辨认
nThe victim identified her attacker from an identity parade.
identity theft/fraud (=the crime of stealing another person's personal details in order to pretend to be that person) 身份偷窃,盗用身份信息
nIdentity theft is becoming more and more common because of the Internet.
phrases
proof of identity (=something that proves you are who you say you are) 身份证明
You’ll need proof of identity, such as a driving licence.
你需要身份证明,比如驾驶执照。
a case of mistaken identity (=when people think that someone is a different person, especially with the result that they are accused of something that they did not do) 认错人的情况,认错人的案例
nThe defendant claimed he’d been arrested in a case of mistaken identity.
Examples from the Corpus
identity• All of this rostermovement makes it hard to establish an identity for a team.• The party had not yet come to terms with the departure of Mrs Thatcher and was suffering an identitycrisis.• Each class needs to take a group identity.• She was afraidmarriage would cause her to lose her identity.• As the movement progressed, his identity with it became known.• Some fear the community is losing its Hispanic-Indian identity.• I had no identity, or only a negative identity.• Many teenagers play sports to gain a sense of identity.• We made visible to ourselves the complex, multiplicity of our identities.• The islanders are proud of their strong regionalidentity.• We still don't know the identity of the other man in the picture.• They were losing touch with their identity.
sense of identity• Reward systems, promotions and a sense of identity are individually geared and generated.• So, in the Act parenting is for life, because children need continuity, security, and a sense of identity.• It gives you a sense of identity.• A sense of identity and belonging is created albeit with the aid of alcohol or drugs that lowers our inhibitions.• What is their futuresense of identity?• Also, with puberty, children, especially girls, begin to develop their own sense of identity.• Galicia, too, has its own language and a very strong sense of identity.• This helps to keep families up to date with the thinking of the school and strengthens the sense of identity.• Many men get their sense of identity from their careers.
Originidentity
(1500-1600)Late Latinidentitas, from Latinidem“same”
ADJECTIVE | VERB + IDENTITY | IDENTITY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤true真實身分▸➤assumed, false偽造的身分;假身分◇He was discovered living under an assumed identity in South America.他被發現以偽造的身分居住在南美洲。➤mistaken誤認◇This is obviously a case of mistaken identity.這顯然是認錯了人。➤new新的身分➤secret秘密身分◇They didn't reveal her secret identity to her family members.他們沒有向她的家人透露她的秘密身分。➤stolen盜用的身分◇the use of a stolen identity in the commission of a crime盜用身分實施犯罪➤strong強烈的認同感➤distinct, distinctive, individual, personal, separate, unique鮮明的身分;與眾不同的身分;自我認同;個人身分;單獨身分;獨特的身分◇These populations have managed to maintain distinct identities.這些人群總算保持了鮮明的特色。➤collective, common, communal, shared集體認同;普遍的認同感;公共身分;共享的身分➤dual, multiple雙重/多重身分◇Shanghai itself has multiple identities.上海本身就具有多重身分。➤civic, class, corporate, cultural, national, political, professional, regional, religious, sexual, social市民身分;階級身分;公司形象識別;文化認同;民族認同;政治認同;職業身分;地域認同;宗教認同;性別認同;社會認同➤Catholic, Islamic, Jewish, etc.天主教、伊斯蘭教、猶太教等的認同➤black, ethnic, racial黑人身分認同;種族身分認同◇the struggle for black identity爭取黑人身分認同的鬥爭➤American, Asian, etc.美洲、亞洲等的身分認同➤female, feminine, gender, male, masculine女性身分;性別身分;男性身分➤gay, homosexual, lesbian男同性戀/同性戀/女同性戀身分認同➤genetic遺傳一致度◇the shared genetic identity of identical twins同卵雙胞胎共享的遺傳同一性➤brand品牌形象◇the ability to maintain a strong brand identity保持鮮明品牌形象的能力VERB + IDENTITY➤build, construct, create, define, determine, develop, establish, find, forge, form, shape創立形象;確定身分;確立身分;找到身分;打造形象;塑造形象◇They are still struggling to establish their identity as a political party.他們還在為確立政黨的身分進行鬥爭。◇The company forged its own identity by producing specialist vehicles.公司通過製造特種車輛打造了自己的形象。➤give sb/sth給予⋯身分◇He felt that having a job gave him an identity.他覺得有了工作自己才有了身分。➤affirm, assert, express肯定/申明/表明身分◇the way in which African American writers have asserted their identity非裔美國作家堅持自己身分的方式➤reclaim找回身分◇It is crucial that she reclaim her identity and confirm where she belongs.找回身分並確認自己的歸屬地對她來說至關重要。➤base使身分以⋯為基礎◇an ethnic identity based on their common national ancestry他們基於共同祖先的民族認同➤share共享身分◇They share a collective identity, united by an independent spirit.他們有着共同的集體認同,由一種獨立的精神團結在一起。➤keep, maintain, preserve, retain保持特色;保留個性◇Many minority groups are struggling to maintain their cultural identity.許多少數民族都在努力維護自己的文化認同。➤lose失去特色▸➤change改變身分◇He changed his identity on his release from prison.他一獲釋出獄就改換了身分。➤adopt, assume, take on採用身分◇The company adopted a new corporate identity, including a new logo.公司推出了新的企業形象,採用了新的標識。◇She was given a false passport and assumed a new identity.她拿到了一本假護照,啟用了新的身分。➤disclose, expose, leak, reveal揭露身分;泄露身分;透露身分◇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。◇He refused to reveal the identity of his client.他拒絕透露客戶的身分。➤determine, discover, find out, learn, uncover確定/發現/查清/得知/揭開身分◇Determining the identity of the killer will take all his considerable skills.確定殺手的身分需要他使出全部看家本領。➤guess猜測身分◇It was easy to guess the identity of the thief.小偷的身分很容易推測。➤know瞭解身分◇It is important to know the identity and nature of the enemy.重要的是瞭解對手的身分和本性。➤confirm, verify確認/證實身分◇The system will verify the identity of incoming visitors.這套系統會查證來訪者的身分。➤conceal, disguise, hide, keep secret, mask, protect隱瞞身分;偽裝身分;隱藏身分;掩蓋身分;保護身分◇Her voice was disguised to conceal her identity.為了隱瞞身分,對她的聲音進行了處理。➤steal盜用身分◇His identity was stolen and used to purchase goods from a catalogue.有人盜用他的身分從商品目錄中購買物品。IDENTITY + NOUN➤bracelet, tag身分識別腕帶;身分牌▸➤card, documents, papers身分證;身分證明文件;身分證明文書▸➤parade (BrE) 指認隊列◇The victim picked out her attacker in an identity parade.受害人從指認隊列中認出了襲擊她的人。➤fraud, theft身分欺詐/盜用◇credit-card identity theft信用卡身分盜竊➤thief身分盜賊➤verification身分驗證◇The technology is typically used for identity verification.這項技術通常用於身分驗證。➤confusion, crisis, issue認同混淆;認同危機;身分問題◇The country suffered from an identity crisis for years after the civil war.內戰結束後這個國家陷於認同危機長達數年。◇He had not resolved his identity issue.那時他還沒解決他的身分問題。➤politics (especially NAmE) 認同政治◇the identity politics of gender or race性別或種族認同政治➤development, formation (both especially NAmE) 認同感的發展/形成◇the importance of family history within identity formation認同感形成過程中家族歷史的重要性PREPOSITION➤identity as作為⋯的身分◇Scotland has never lost its identity as a separate nation.蘇格蘭從未失去其獨立民族的身分。➤identity between⋯之間的相似性◇the stylistic identity between the first text and the others第一個文本和其他文本之間風格上的相似PHRASES➤proof of identity身分證明◇The police officer asked him for proof of identity.警官要求他出示身分證明。➤a search for identity尋找認同感◇His search for his cultural identity took him to where his parents were born.為了尋找文化認同感,他回到了父母的出生地。➤a sense of identity認同感
identity noun ⇨identity (national identity)⇨agreement2 (the identity between the fans and their team)identity
noun
identity ♦︎ self ♦︎ individuality ♦︎ uniquenessThese are all words for the qualities or characteristics that make sb/sth different from others or for the quality of being different from others.这些词均表示特征、个性、独特性。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆human identity / individuality / uniqueness◆to lack identity / individuality / uniqueness◆to express / lose your identity / individuality / uniqueness◆to retain / maintain your identity / individuality◆a sense of identity / self / individuality / uniqueness◆an expression of identity / the self / individuality■identity [countable, uncountable] the characteristics, feelings and beliefs that make a person or group of people seem or feel different from others特征;特有的感觉(或信仰)◆a sense of national / cultural / personal / group identity民族/文化/个人/群体特性的认同感◆The organization has no clear corporate identity.这家机构没有明确的企业形象。◆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。■self [uncountable] ( the self [singular]) (formal) the essential part of a person's character that makes them different from other people自我;个性◆Many people living in institutions have lost their sense of self.许多生活在福利院里的人已经失去了个性意识。◆the inner self(= a person's emotional and spiritual character)内在自我◆Such problems stem from deep insecurity and a lack of confidence in the self.这样的问题源于深切的不安全感和缺乏自信。 see also self ⇨ personality, ego ⇨ mindnoun■individuality ˌɪndɪˌvɪdʒuˈæləti [uncountable] the qualities in a person or thing that make them clearly different from other people or things个性;个人(或个体)特征◆She expresses her individuality through her clothes.她从穿着上表现出她的个性。◆The plot is credible but the characters lack individuality.故事情节可信,但人物缺乏个性。 see also individual ⇨ unique, originality ⇨ inspiration■uniqueness [uncountable] the quality in a person or thing of being the only one of their kind and different from anyone/anything else独特性;唯一性◆The author stresses the uniqueness of the individual.这位作者强调个体的独特性。 see also unique ⇨ unique