identity
UK/ai'dentiti/US
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL高考四级考研B1
释义
n.
Who a person is; the qualities and beliefs that make someone who they are.
身份;自我认同;个性。
n.
The fact of being a specific person, as shown by official details.
(由证件等确认的)身份。
词根拆分
词根派生ident(相同,源自拉丁 idem)+ -ity(状态、性质)=「保持相同的状态」。你的 identity 是让你随时间保持为同一个人、并把你与所有人区分开的东西——既是内在的自我认知,也是把你确定下来的外在信息。
词根 identic 还连着 5 个词常用搭配
- 1.national identity国家认同
- 2.cultural identity文化认同
- 3.sense of identity身份认同感
- 4.identity theft身份盗用
- 5.identity crisis身份认同危机
例句
- 1.
Moving abroad made her question her cultural identity.
移居国外让她开始审视自己的文化认同。
- 2.
The thief used a stolen identity to open bank accounts.
窃贼盗用他人身份开设了银行账户。
- 3.
Adolescence is often a time of searching for identity.
青春期常常是寻找自我认同的时期。