请问专家：
汉语中说的“身份证”，翻译成英语是 identification card 还是 identity card？谢谢！
两者都可以，均一般略作ID card。如 Oxford American Dictionary for Learners of English 对 ID card 的讲解是：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：
identification card
He flashed his identification card. 他亮了一下我们的身份证。
She showed her identification card and teas let in. 她出示了我们的身份证便被放行了。
identity card
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，每一个人都需要出示身份证。
ID card
An alarm salesperson should show an ID card. 报警器销售人员应出示身份证。
Registrars checked the ID cards of prospective voters. 登记员核对将来投票人的身份证。
