id card
id card — 名詞
1. A small card, usually made of plastic, that shows a person's photograph, full na
身分證
附照片與基本資料的證明卡
A small card, usually made of plastic, that shows a person's photograph, full name, and birth date — used to prove who they are.
Mei showed her ID card at the library to borrow a book.
Mei 在圖書館出示了她的身分證，才能借書。
show + ID card: present it for verification
The guard asked Jack to show his ID card before letting him into the building.
警衛要求 Jack 出示身分證，才能讓他進入大樓。
ask + to show + ID card: request for identification
Amara keeps her ID card in her wallet next to her credit cards.
Amara 把身分證放在皮夾裡，和信用卡放在一起。
Students at the school must carry an ID card to use the gym and library.
學校裡所有學生都必須攜帶身分證，才能使用體育館和圖書館。
When Wei arrived at the airport, he showed his ID card at the check-in counter.
Wei 抵達機場時，在報到櫃檯出示了身分證。
- identity card
the full, more formal term — used on official documents and in formal writing
- ID
everyday abbreviation — the most common spoken form (e.g. 'Have you got your ID?')
- identification
broader term that includes ID cards, passports, and drivers' licences
文法句型
ID card + verb (show/produce/check)
have/carry + an ID card
用法筆記
Also written as ID card (with capitals). In everyday speech, people often shorten this to 'ID' (e.g. 'Have you got your ID?').
常見錯誤
id card — 動詞
- id cardpresent simple I / you / we / they
- ids card3rd person singular
- idding card-ing form
- idded cardpast simple
1. To ask someone to show official identification — especially to check whether the
查驗證件
要求出示證件以確認身分或年齡
To ask someone to show official identification — especially to check whether they are old enough to buy alcohol, enter a club, or enter a bar.
The doorman ID'd Jack before letting him into the club.
門口服務員查驗了 Jack 的證件，才讓他進入夜店。
past form: ID'd; common in bar/club contexts
Zara got ID'd when she tried to buy a bottle of wine at the supermarket.
Zara 在超市想買一瓶酒時，被要求出示證件。
passive: get + ID'd — most common construction
The bar manager said she had to ID anyone who looked under twenty-five.
酒吧經理說，她必須查驗任何看起來不滿二十五歲的人的證件。
Emma's friends laughed when she got ID'd at the cinema — she was already thirty-two.
Emma 的朋友笑她，因為她在電影院被查驗了證件——她都已經三十二歲了。
At the festival, security staff ID'd every person who tried to enter the VIP area.
在音樂節上，保全人員查驗了每一位想進入 VIP 區的人的證件。
- card
North American equivalent ('They carded me at the liquor store')
- ask for ID
the non-verb phrasing — more formal and fully transparent
文法句型
ID + someone
get ID'd (passive)
用法筆記
Almost always used in informal British English. The past tense is usually written ID'd (not 'IDed'). In American English, speakers use 'card' instead ('They carded me at the door'). You will rarely hear this verb in formal situations.