identity ♦︎ self ♦︎ individuality ♦︎ uniquenessThese are all words for the qualities or characteristics that make sb/sth different from others or for the quality of being different from others.这些词均表示特征、个性、独特性。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆human identity / individuality / uniqueness◆to lack identity / individuality / uniqueness◆to express / lose your identity / individuality / uniqueness◆to retain / maintain your identity / individuality◆a sense of identity / self / individuality / uniqueness◆an expression of identity / the self / individuality■identity [countable, uncountable] the characteristics, feelings and beliefs that make a person or group of people seem or feel different from others特征；特有的感觉（或信仰）◆a sense of national / cultural / personal / group identity民族／文化／个人／群体特性的认同感◆The organization has no clear corporate identity.这家机构没有明确的企业形象。◆The company forged its own identity by producing specialist vehicles.该公司通过生产特种车辆打造出自己的企业形象。■self [uncountable] ( the self [singular]) (formal) the essential part of a person's character that makes them different from other people自我；个性◆Many people living in institutions have lost their sense of self.许多生活在福利院里的人已经失去了个性意识。◆the inner self(= a person's emotional and spiritual character)内在自我◆Such problems stem from deep insecurity and a lack of confidence in the self.这样的问题源于深切的不安全感和缺乏自信。 see also self ⇨ personality, ego ⇨ mindnoun■individuality / /ˌɪndɪˌvɪdʒuˈæləti/ / [uncountable] the qualities in a person or thing that make them clearly different from other people or things个性；个人（或个体）特征◆She expresses her individuality through her clothes.她从穿着上表现出她的个性。◆The plot is credible but the characters lack individuality.故事情节可信，但人物缺乏个性。 see also individual ⇨ unique, originality ⇨ inspiration■uniqueness [uncountable] the quality in a person or thing of being the only one of their kind and different from anyone/anything else独特性；唯一性◆The author stresses the uniqueness of the individual.这位作者强调个体的独特性。 see also unique ⇨ unique