| 单词 | identical |
| 释义 | identical (once / 480 pages) adj When you're looking for exact replicas, don't waste your time on snowflakes or fingerprints; no two are identical, or exactly the same. Great mind may think alike, but they'll never be identical. Twins, on the other hand, very well may be — if they've come from the same split embryo that is. It makes sense then, that the word identical has linguistic roots in the Latin word idem, meaning "the same." WORD FAMILYidentical: identically, identicalness+/identity: identical, identities USAGE EXAMPLESAnd some of which are almost identical to the originals but lack the comfort and quality. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) These opposite poles of life are dressed in identical trappings, and we’re invited to react to them with a single, limited set of coded responses. The New Yorker(Dec 31, 2016) But Allen nearly blocked a kick earlier in the game in identical fashion, off by just six inches, Huff said. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj being the exact same one; not any other: this is the identical room we stayed in before Syn selfsame, very same same in identity 2adj exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different rows of identical houses cars identical except for their license plates Syn indistinguishable same closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree 3adj coinciding exactly when superimposed identical triangles Syn superposable congruent coinciding when superimposed 4adj having properties with uniform values along all axes Syn isotropic, isotropous invariant with respect to direction 5adj (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum identical twins are monovular Syn|Ant monovular biovular, fraternal (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova |
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