證明你是誰的文件
從動作變成工具：既然要有人替你確認身分，就需要一樣可以拿出來的東西——護照、身分證、駕照。這個用法就是那個動作被裝進一張卡片裡。
identity document · noun · A2
An official document that shows who you are.
身分證明；證件
核心畫面
Picture the moment of pinning a name onto something: this bird is a , this man is the one from the video, this bag belongs to that passenger. The word names that act of matching a thing to who or what it actually is — and then it also names the card you carry so other people can do it to you.
可以想成：把一個名字釘到一樣東西上的那一刻——這隻鳥是翠鳥、這個人就是影片裡的那位、這個行李是那位旅客的。這個字指的…更多收起
可以想成：把一個名字釘到一樣東西上的那一刻——這隻鳥是翠鳥、這個人就是影片裡的那位、這個行李是那位旅客的。這個字指的就是「把眼前的東西跟它真正的身分對上」這個動作；再往外一層，就變成你隨身帶著、讓別人替你完成這個動作的那張證件。另外還有兩個較抽象的延伸：把兩件事畫上等號，以及心裡跟某個人站在一起。From the picture
把兩件事畫上等號
原本是把一樣東西對上它的身分；這裡變成把兩樣東西對在一起，說它們幾乎是同一回事。對象從「東西與名字」換成「概念與概念」。
treating as the same · noun · B2
The act of treating one thing as the same as, or closely connected with, another.
等同；把…視為一體
心裡跟對方站在一起
把「畫上等號」用在自己身上：你把自己的處境跟對方的疊在一起，因此他的感受你也跟著有。常出現在談文學角色或心理學的場合。
feeling of empathy · noun · B1
A feeling of being close to a person or group and sharing their feelings.
認同；感同身受
Also in this word
recognizing what something is · noun · B1
Knowing what something or someone is when you meet it, or finding out exactly what it is.
辨認；找出；確認
confirming someone's identity · noun · B1
When someone says officially that they know who another person is.
指認；確認身分
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
identificationnoun/aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
- 1
The act of identifying (i.e., which one, which thing).
- In many network protocols, identification is complemented by authentication.
- 2
The combination of identifying (which one, which thing) and validating the identity (proving or confirming it); identifying and authenticating viewed as a unitary concept in cognition.
- Much education and experience is required for proper identification of bird species.
- 3
The state of being identified.
- The problem's identification was the first step toward dealing with it.
- 4
A particular instance of identifying something.
- information necessary to make a good identification
- 5
A document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity.
- The authorities asked for his identification.
- 6
A feeling of support, sympathy, understanding, or belonging towards somebody or something.
- identification with the tribe
- In several actions where FagRaggers were personally involved […] Brill provided sensitive information about our activities to police. Such intervention revealed Brill's identification with authority and his inadequate understanding of how to change the condition of those without power.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。