1640s, "regard as the same," from French identifier, from identité (see identity). Sense of "recognize" first recorded 1769. Meaning "make one (with), associate (oneself)" is from 1780. Sense of "serve as means of identification" is attested by 1886. Related: Identified; identifying.
例文
1. The new technique has been used to identify the sex of foetuses.
という新しい技術は胎児の性別を鑑別するために使用されている。
2.She wore a little nurse 's hat on her head to identify her.
彼女は小さなナースキャップをかぶっていて、識別しやすい。
3.The candidates all want to identify themselves with reform.
候補者は自分自身を改革と密接に結びつけようとしている。
4.He found no direct evidence to identify a leaker.
彼は秘密漏洩者を確認する直接的な証拠を見つけられなかった。/
5.She hates playing the sweet,passive women that audiences identify her with.