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单词 identical twin
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Definition of identical twin in English:

identical twin

noun
  • Either of a pair of twins who, as a result of developing from a single fertilized ovum, are alike in all genetic characteristics (including sex) and typically very similar in appearance.

    Julia and Lydia are identical twins
    Example sentencesExamples
    • New research from Europe and the US suggests that identical twins become less identical as the years go by.
    • Two of the main characters, Gaelle and Sarah, are identical twins; they also share more then just DNA.
    • It's as though you've just met a good friend's identical twin, and he's posing as your friend.
    • The clever scientists failed to note that identical twins are probably brought up in a very similar fashion and therefore nurture probably plays at least as an important part in partner selection as nature.
    • Two sets of identical twins are separated at birth, then unexpectedly encounter each other years later in a foreign city.
    • Stephen and Timothy, identical twins, were born in Norristown, near Philadelphia, in 1947.
    • Is it possible to be attracted to someone, without feeling any attraction towards his identical twin?
    • I'm an identical twin.
    • He had an identical twin, Ricky.
    • A kidney was transplanted from a living donor who was an identical twin of the recipient.
 
 

Definition of identical twin in US English:

identical twin

noun
  • Either of a pair of twins who, as a result of developing from a single fertilized ovum, are alike in all genetic characteristics (including sex) and typically very similar in appearance.

    Julia and Lydia are identical twins
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Stephen and Timothy, identical twins, were born in Norristown, near Philadelphia, in 1947.
    • Two of the main characters, Gaelle and Sarah, are identical twins; they also share more then just DNA.
    • The clever scientists failed to note that identical twins are probably brought up in a very similar fashion and therefore nurture probably plays at least as an important part in partner selection as nature.
    • A kidney was transplanted from a living donor who was an identical twin of the recipient.
    • I'm an identical twin.
    • New research from Europe and the US suggests that identical twins become less identical as the years go by.
    • It's as though you've just met a good friend's identical twin, and he's posing as your friend.
    • Is it possible to be attracted to someone, without feeling any attraction towards his identical twin?
    • He had an identical twin, Ricky.
    • Two sets of identical twins are separated at birth, then unexpectedly encounter each other years later in a foreign city.
 
 
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