Individuality is the set of qualities that make one person (or one thing) different from all the others — the particular mix that makes you you. It is an uncountable noun, so you say 'her individuality', not 'an individuality'.

Individuality這個詞 is the set of qualities指的是一組特質 that make one person (or one thing) different from all the others讓一個人（或一樣東西）跟其他所有人都不一樣 the particular mix that makes you you也就是讓你成為你自己的那個獨特組合 It它 is an uncountable noun是不可數名詞 so所以 you你 say要說 'her individuality''her individuality' not 'an individuality'而不是'an individuality'

People usually talk about individuality as something worth protecting: schools 'crush' it, uniforms 'hide' it, art teachers want students to 'express' it. Those are the verbs it lives with.

People人們 usually talk about individuality通常談到individuality時 as something worth protecting會把它當成值得保護的東西 schools 'crush' it學校會'扼殺'它 uniforms 'hide' it制服會'隱藏'它 art teachers want students to 'express' it美術老師則希望學生'展現'它 Those這些 are the verbs it lives with就是常跟它搭配的動詞

There is a quieter use, too, for things rather than people: each handmade bowl has its own individuality; a neighbourhood loses its individuality when every shop becomes a chain store. Here it means roughly 'its own character, not mass-produced sameness'.

for things rather than people用在東西而不是人身上時 There is還有 a quieter use, too比較安靜的一種用法 each handmade bowl每個手工碗 has its own individuality都有自己的individuality a neighbourhood一個社區 loses its individuality會失去它的individuality when every shop becomes a chain store當每間店都變成連鎖店的時候 Here這裡 it它 means roughly意思大概是 'its own character, not mass-produced sameness''有自己的特色，不是量產的千篇一律'

Two neighbours are worth keeping apart. Personality is what someone is like — cheerful, shy, sharp. Individuality is the fact of being unlike everyone else. A person can have a strong personality and still dress and think like everyone around them; that person has personality but is not showing much individuality.

Two neighbours有兩個意思相近的字 are worth keeping apart值得分清楚 Personality personality is what someone is like指的是一個人是什麼樣子 cheerful, shy, sharp開朗、害羞、敏銳 Individuality而individuality is the fact of being unlike everyone else指的是跟別人不一樣這件事 A person一個人 can have a strong personality可以個性很鮮明 and still dress and think like everyone around them卻還是穿得、想得都跟周圍的人一樣 that person這個人 has personality但是有personality but is not showing much individuality卻沒有展現出多少individuality

Identity is a third neighbour: it is the answer to 'who am I, and what group am I part of', which can point outward to a group, while individuality always points away from the group.

Identity identity is a third neighbour是第三個相近的字 it它 is the answer to回答的是 'who am I, and what group am I part of''我是誰、我屬於哪個群體'這個問題 which which 可以 can point outward to a group指向某個群體 while individuality而individuality always points away from the group則永遠是指向脫離群體