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单词 identically
释义
identicali‧den‧ti‧cal /aɪˈdentɪkəl/ ●●○ AWL adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINidentical
Origin:
1500-1600 Medieval Latin identicus, from Late Latin identitas; ➔ IDENTITY
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • The picture is identical to the one in the museum of Modern Art in New York.
  • The tablets were identical in size, shape, and colour.
  • three identical statues
  • To me the two patterns looked identical.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Consumer groups have complained that the existing two-company system has led to nearly identical prices and plans.
  • I believe the Druid sacred groves to have been functionally identical with, and a direct continuity of, ley mark-clumps.
  • It is a striking feature of quantum mechanics, however, that for identical particles the rules are different.
  • Obviously, all the team kites should be of identical design for aesthetic and performance reasons.
  • On two grounds, then, humans are identical to the world; for this we have both cosmological and anthropological data.
  • The number of seconds that have passed since your births remains identical.
  • Twins, being of identical ages, are usually even better matched on environmental variables during upbringing than are siblings.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
used to say that two people, things, events etc are exactly like each other: · The houses on the street all look the same.· They were doing the same jobs as the men, but being paid less.
especially spoken used to say that there is very little difference between two people, things etc: · He’s just like his father.· There are insects that look exactly like green leaves.
identical things are exactly the same in every way: · The tablets were identical in size, shape, and colour.· identical names
two things that are indistinguishable are so similar that it is impossible to know which is which or to see any differences between them: · The copy was indistinguishable from the original painting.
two or more amounts, totals, levels etc that are equal are the same as each other: · Spend an equal amount of time on each essay question.
to be the same, even though you expect them to be different: · People often think that movie stars are special, but really they’re no different from anybody else.
(also can’t tell somebody/something apart) especially spoken if you can’t tell the difference between two people or things, or if you can’t tell them apart, they look, sound, or seem exactly the same to you: · Emma and Louise sound so alike on the phone that I can’t tell the difference.
adjective almost the same: · Jo said she’d had a similar experience.· The colours are very similar, but I like this one best.
preposition similar to something or someone else: · It tastes a little like chicken.· She still looks like a teenager.
adjective [not before noun] very similar – used especially about the way people look or behave: · She and her sister look alike.· Lawyers are all alike - I don’t trust them.
adjective very similar: · The film bears a close resemblance to real life (=is very similar).· The painting is remarkably close to the original.
very similar: · The glass is still made in much the same way as it was 100 years ago.· People are much the same, wherever you go.· She still looks very much the same.
adjective exactly the same: · The two computers were identical in design.· identical names
adjective having the same colour, style, pattern etc as something else – used about clothes or furniture that you wear or use together: · She wore matching silver shoes and handbag.· a dining table and matching chairs
formal fairly similar to something: · These dialects are akin to Arabic, though different in several respects.
Longman Language Activatorexactly like someone or something
· They were both wearing the same shoes.· We've opened up stores in the UK and we hope to do the same in the rest of Europe.· "We always get up late on Saturdays." "It's the same in our house."look/sound/taste etc the same · The houses on the street all look the same.just the same/exactly the same (=not different in any way) · I tried three different types of wine, but they all tasted exactly the same to me.all the same · Take whichever you like - they're all the same.the same ... as · They were doing the same jobs as the men, but being paid less.
if someone or something is just like or exactly like someone or something else, there is very little difference between them: · You're just like my teacher.· There are insects that look exactly like green leaves.· This song sounds exactly like that one by The Beatles.be just/exactly like doing something: · We had often talked about emigrating to Australia. Suzie came from Melbourne, so it would be just like going home for her.
identical things are exactly the same in every way: · To me the two patterns looked identical.identical to: · The picture is identical to the one in the museum of Modern Art in New York.identical in size/colour/shape etc: · The tablets were identical in size, shape, and colour.
if you can't tell the difference between two people or things, or if you can't tell them apart , they look, sound, or seem exactly the same to you: · Emma and Louise sound so alike on the phone, I can't tell the difference.· They are identical twins and it's impossible to tell them apart.· These rap bands all sound the same to me -- I can't tell them apart.can't tell the difference between: · Don't let her help you with the gardening -- she can't tell the difference between a weed and a strawberry plant!
two people or things that are indistinguishable are so similar that it is impossible to know which is which or to see any differences between them: · In the storm the sky and sea were indistinguishable.· It was claimed that Russian and American defence policies were indistinguishable.indistinguishable from: · He tasted the cheaper wine and found it indistinguishable from a superior one.
use this especially when you expect something or someone to be different from another thing or person, but in fact they are the same: · People often think that movie stars are special in some way, but really they're no different from anybody else.· Life on the island is no different from life on the mainland.
if one thing matches another or if two things match , they look the same or have the same qualities or characteristics: · You can't go out wearing socks that don't match.· Their performance in government didn't quite match their election promises.
if you repeat or copy something word for word , you do it using exactly the same words: · Janice repeated word for word what Harold had told her.· It appears that someone has copied your essay word for word.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· They were almost identical, yet they looked different.· George Magnus's forecast is almost identical.· But while axeheads from different societies may perform widely differing social functions, the axeheads themselves may be almost identical.· Sometimes Saccani speeds up where Dorati slows down, other times their tempos are almost identical.· Pollen was an almost identical diet and it still remains a most important prize.· Nixon had advocated an almost identical program in the 1960 campaign.· Another almost identical box, with attached headphones, was moved over the ground and a continual tone was emitted.· Although built by Brush instead of Milnes, the bodies of these cars were almost identical to those of Corporation Nos. 46-55.
· The coverage of these chapters is essentially identical to the general instrumental analysis texts listed at the back of the chapters.· It did not produce new concepts or frameworks, although it did prevent unneeded competition among essentially identical approaches bearing different names.· Both peptides have essentially identical biological activities.· I found the Honda and Toyota management principles essentially identical.
· That is because commercial grapevines are propagated from cuttings and are genetically identical clones.· The influence of heredity is best studied in genetically identical twins.· Megan and Morag in a sense are genetically identical twins, but their significance is greater than that.· Megan and Morag are simply the two survivors from a much larger, genetically identical group.
· Their known, nearly identical faces, slid by in a wave of tawdry dinner jackets, sequinned old lace.· Consumer groups have complained that the existing two-company system has led to nearly identical prices and plans.· The mean proliferation indices within compartments were nearly identical for both assays.· The men and women appeared androgynous, with similar short haircuts and nearly identical loose-fitting clothing.· With a glue like casein the various effects cancel out so that the wet and dry strength of practical joints are nearly identical.· I landed between two women in their sixties with nearly identical hairdos.· It was produced by Scott McCarron and Bruce Lietzke, two guys who use nearly identical putters that look like garden rakes.· Mavis had her eye on two older men, the Arsenault brothers, nearly identical in height and build-were they twins?
· It was just that they were all in profile and virtually identical.· Its atomic properties turned out to be virtually identical with the Murmansk uranium.· Unless Labour develops its policies the next election will be a battle between two parties with virtually identical economic policies.· The prices of forward exchange and futures contract are virtually identical once contracts have same maturity dates. 8.· However for AEs the figures were virtually identical with those of standard entrants. 2% more SEs gained good degrees than NSEs.· On Northumbrian moors the red grouse and the black grouse live in virtually identical habitats.· However the proportions of SEs and NSEs gaining upper seconds were virtually identical at 28% and 27.9% respectively.· The story of the Enewetak islanders is virtually identical.
NOUN
· Surprisingly, identical twins rarely arise from the separation into two cells at the two-cell stage.· Even identical twins raised in the same home can not be assumed to have had the same experiences.· Seeing double - identical twins, Georgina and Rachel Spruce 20, from Walsall.· But how do these studies explain identical twins who are not identical for alcoholism?· Incidentally, what is the concordance in schizophrenia in identical twins?· Do identical twins, who are after all clones, share a soul?· But this study has, for the first time, clearly demonstrated a genetic difference between concordant and discordant identical twins.· If one identical twin is gay, the chances that his brother is also gay are 50 percent.
Word family
WORD FAMILYadjectiveidenticaladverbidentically
 exactly the same, or very similar:  four identical housesidentical to/with Nutritionally, infant formulas are almost identical to breast milk. The ingredients are identical with those of competing products.identical in The sisters were identical in appearance and character.► see thesaurus at same, similar—identically /-kli/ adverb
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