两者都可以,均通常略作ID card。如 Oxford American Dictionary for Learners of English 对 ID card 的解释是:a card with a person’s name, date of birth, photograph, etc. on it that proves who he / she is. ID card is short for “identification card” or “identity card.”
例句:
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He flashed his identification card. 他亮了一下自己的身份证。
She showed her identification card and teas let in. 她出示了自己的身份证便被放行了。
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The identity cards are examined by an electronic scanner. 用电子扫描器来检验身份证。
Everyone has to show their identity cards at the entrance to the building. 在大楼的入口,每个人都必须出示身份证。
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An alarm salesperson should show an ID card. 报警器销售员应出示身份证。
Registrars checked the ID cards of prospective voters. 登记员核对未来投票人的身份证。