identity

身元、アイデンティティー

名前や他の人と区別できる特徴を含め、その人が誰であるか。

やさしい英語で： Who someone is, including their name and the features that make them different from others.

• Please confirm your identity.
• The police discovered his real identity.
• She used a false identity to enter the building.

よく使う表現： prove your identity, false identity, identity theft

アイデンティティー、自己意識

人や集団が他と違うと感じるもとになる、特徴や経験。

やさしい英語で： The qualities and experiences that make a person or group feel distinct from others.

• Language is part of our identity.
• Moving abroad changed her sense of identity.
• The community works to preserve its cultural identity.

類義語： selfhood, individuality

よく使う表現： sense of identity, cultural identity, personal identity

企業イメージ、ブランドアイデンティティー

組織が名前、デザイン、活動の仕方を通じて示すイメージ。

やさしい英語で： The image an organization presents through its name, design, and way of doing things.

• The company changed its identity.
• A new logo strengthened our brand identity.
• Their website reflects the museum’s visual identity.

類義語： image

よく使う表現： corporate identity, brand identity, visual identity

同一性

二つ以上のものが、完全に同じであること。

やさしい英語で： The fact that two or more things are exactly the same.

• The comparison established their identity.
• The researchers demonstrated the identity of the two substances.
• Complete identity of wording suggests that one document copied the other.

類義語： sameness, equivalence

反対語： difference

よく使う表現： identity of something, complete identity