ident
/ˈaɪdent/ (bre, ipa) · [aɪdˈɛnt] /ˈaɪdent/ (ame, ipa) · [aɪdˈɛnt] /īˈdent/ (ame, mw)
ident — 名詞
- identsingular
- identsplural
1. a brief audio clip, picture, or short video that a TV channel, radio station, or
識別標誌
企業或頻道的識別標誌、音樂或短片
a brief audio clip, picture, or short video that a TV channel, radio station, or company uses so that its audience can immediately recognise it.
The radio station plays its three-note ident every hour so that drivers can recognise it.
這家廣播電台每小時播放自己的三音符台呼，讓駕駛人能辨認出來。
station ident in broadcasting context
Mei recognised the TV channel instantly from its short animated ident.
Mei 從那簡短的動畫識別標誌立刻認出是哪個電視頻道。
animated ident as visual branding
The bank's ident — a short piano melody — feels familiar to customers across the country.
這家銀行的識別樂曲——一段簡短的鋼琴旋律——全國的客戶一聽就覺得熟悉。
After changing its logo, the network also created a fresh ident for each channel.
更換標誌後，這家電視網也為每個頻道製作了新的識別短片。
Putri heard the familiar ident and knew she was listening to her favourite station.
Putri 聽到那熟悉的台呼，就知道自己在聽最喜歡的電台。
用法筆記
Common in broadcasting and brand-marketing contexts. Often used as a countable noun (e.g. 'a channel ident'). In informal settings, 'logo' or 'jingle' may replace 'ident' depending on the medium.
常見錯誤
2. the process or act of establishing or showing exactly which person, animal, or t
識別；辨認
證明或確認某人或某物身分的過程
the process or act of establishing or showing exactly which person, animal, or thing someone or something is, especially in official or investigative situations.
The witness gave a clear ident of the suspect from a set of photographs.
目擊者從一組照片中清楚指認出嫌犯。
visual ident: matching from photographs
Police asked for a formal ident of the bag found near the crime scene.
警方要求正式辨識在案發現場附近發現的那個包包。
formal ident: official identification procedure
The lab is running DNA tests to confirm the ident of the remains.
實驗室正在進行 DNA 檢測，以確認遺骸的身分。
Without proper ident, security refused to let anyone into the building.
沒有適當的身分證明，警衛拒絕讓任何人進入大樓。
Emre asked a colleague to double-check his ident of the rare mushroom species.
Emre 請同事再次確認他對那種稀有蘑菇物種的鑑定。
- identification
the full, more common form; preferred in both everyday and formal writing
- ID
informal abbreviation; very common in spoken and casual written English
用法筆記
More formal than the everyday word 'identification'. Typical in police, forensic science, and official documentation contexts. In spoken English, 'ID' is often used instead.
常見錯誤
ident — 動詞
- identpresent simple I / you / we / they
- idents3rd person singular
- identing-ing form
- identedpast simple
1. to find out and state the name or nature of someone or something, especially by
辨識；鑑定
確認人或物的身分或名稱
to find out and state the name or nature of someone or something, especially by matching them to existing records, images, or scientific evidence.
Forensic experts can ident a person from a single strand of hair.
鑑識專家可以從一根頭髮辨識出一個人。
ident from [evidence type]: forensic context
The detective asked the shop owner to ident the man in the security video.
偵探請商店老闆辨識監視器畫面中的那名男子。
ident + object: identifying a person from video
Scientists can ident the bird species by looking at its feathers under a microscope.
科學家可以用顯微鏡觀察羽毛來辨識鳥的種類。
Nala asked a colleague to ident the insect she found in the garden.
Nala 請同事辨識她在花園裡找到的那隻昆蟲。
文法句型
ident + noun phrase
用法筆記
Technical or professional term; in everyday speech and writing, 'identify' is far more common. Used mainly in forensic science, police work, and formal security contexts.