1640s, "regard as the same," from French identifier, from identité (see identity). Sense of "recognize" first recorded 1769. Meaning "make one (with), associate (oneself)" is from 1780. Sense of "serve as means of identification" is attested by 1886. Related: Identified; identifying.
双语例句
1. The new technique has been used to identify the sex of foetuses.
这一新技术已经被用来鉴别胎儿的性别。
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2. She wore a little nurse's hat on her head to identify her.
她头戴一顶小护士帽,很容易辨认。
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3. The candidates all want to identify themselves with reform.
候选人都想把自己与改革密切联系起来。
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4. He found no direct evidence to identify a leaker.
他找不到确认泄密者的直接证据。
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5. She hates playing the sweet, passive women that audiences identify her with.