identical
adjective
uk/aɪˈden.tɪ.kəl/us/aɪˈden.t̬ə.kəl/B2
exactlythe same, or verysimilar:
完全相同的；极为相似的I've got three identicalbluesuits.我有3套完全相同的蓝色西装。
The tworoomswerevirtuallyidentical.这两个房间几乎一模一样。
Theinterestsof bothpartiesmay not be identical, but they dooverlapconsiderably.双方的利益可能并不完全相同，但的确也有很多重合之处。
Thetestsare identicaltothosecarriedout lastyear.这些测试和去年进行的完全相同。
Compare
selfsame
exactly like each other
- the sameI have the same dress as her.
- identicalThe employees all wore identical blue shirts.
- indistinguishableThe counterfeit certificate was so good it was indistinguishable from the real thing.
- equalFour groups of ten is equal to two groups of twenty.
completely different
- oppositeTheir two daughters may look alike, but they are completely opposite to one another.
- polar oppositesLove and hate are polar opposites.
- identicalHis opinions are identical to his spouse's.
- antitheticalHis actions were absolutely antithetical to our code of conduct.
- converseIf we ask what a citizen must sacrifice for the good of the nation, we must ask the converse question: what will the nation sacrifice for the good of its citizens?
- Hospitals alwaysseemsuchimpersonalplaces-rowsof identicalbedsindullgreyrooms.
- Themeasurementsof bothroomswere identical.
- Weflewover thecitywithitsserriedranksof identicalgreyhouses.
- Theirtwinsarevirtuallyidentical.
- She hadshutout two of her first four Wimbledonopponentsby identical 6-0, 6-0scores.
Similar and the same
- -esque
- adjacent
- affinity
- akin
- alike
- allied
- echo
- evenly
- every inchidiom
- extent
- family
- firm
- para
- parallel
- parity
- playsomeoneattheirown gameidiom
- put/turn the clock backidiom
- regularity
- snap
- swing
Grammar
Same, similar, identical
Same means that two or more things are exactly like one another. We can use same as an adjective before a noun or as a pronoun. When we use same to compare people or things, we must use it with the:…