1610s, as a term in logic, from Medieval Latin identicus "the same," from Late Latin identitas "identity, sameness," ultimately from comb. form of Latin idem "the same" (from id "it, that one;" see id) + demonstrative suffix -dem. General sense of "being the same or very similar" is from 1630s. Replaced Middle English idemptical (late 15c.), from Medieval Latin idemptitas "identity," from Latin idem. Related: Identically.
双语例句
1. The identical treatment of such dissimilar items is totally illogical.
对如此不同的东西用一模一样的处理方法是完全不合逻辑的。
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2. The two parties fought the last election on almost identical manifestos.
两个政党以几乎完全相同的竞选宣言参加了上次竞选。
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3. A coral reef is built by the accretion of tiny, identical organisms.
珊瑚礁是由许多相同的微生物不断堆积而成。
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4. Somewhere in the depths of the pine forest an identical sound reverberated.