identical
/aɪˈdentɪkəl/adjective
1
- similar in every detail; exactly alike完全相同的, 一模一样的:
four girls in identical green outfits
四个穿着一模一样绿色服装的女孩
the passage on the second floor was identical to the one below.
三楼的通道与二楼的一模一样。
1.1
- (of twins) developed from a single fertilized ovum, and therefore of the same sex and usually very similar in appearance(双胞胎)同卵的。比较FRATERNAL (义项2)。
1.2
- attrib.(of something encountered on separate occasions) the same(指不同场合遭遇的事情)相同的:
she stole a suitcase from the identical station at which she had been arrested before.
她在曾遭逮捕的同一车站上偷了一个手提箱。
2
- Logic & Mathematics expressing an identity【逻, 数】恒等的:
an identical proposition.
恒等命题。
派生词
identically
adverb词源
late 16th cent. (in sense 2): from medieval Latin identicus, from late Latin identitas (see IDENTITY).