1. A 同一的　exactly the one referred to or mentioned; not different; identical
2. A 相同的，同样的　one that is exactly like the one referred to or mentioned; exactly matching

　I live in the same house as he.　我跟他同住一所房子。
　No two human beings have the same palm prints.　没有两个人的掌纹是一样的。
　You are arguing along the same old lines.　你还是按老一套的思路来争论。
　Her success encouraged me to try the same thing.　她的成功激励我去做同样的尝试。
　This book is the same size as that.　这本书同那本书一样大小。
　What's the use of this same ornament?　这样的装饰有何用处?
　I have no liking for that same man.　我对那个人没有好感。

 ♣ amount 〔come to〕 the same thing
　没有不同　not be different; have the same result, meaning, etc.
　You can pay by cash or check when you buy the goods; it comes to the same thing.　当你买商品时，你付现金或支票，都一样。
 ♣ at the same time
1. 同时；一起at once; together
　All speak at the same time.　大家同时说。
2. 但是；然而nevertheless; yet
　At the same time you must have sympathy.　但是你必须有同情心。
 ♣ be in the same boat
　处于同样境地　be in the same circumstance
　He and I are in the same boat; we both succeeded.　他和我一样，都成功了。

 ♣ same, alike, like
　参见like条。
 ♣ same, equal, equivalent, identical
　参见equal条。

　同一事物；同样的人　the same thing; the same person

　The mother scrubbed the floor and her child did the same.　母亲擦洗地板，孩子也跟着干。
　We must all say the same.　我们必须口径一致。
　"Was it John who came?""The same."　“是约翰来了吗?”“是他。”
　Her name and mine are the same.　她的名字和我的名字一样。
　It is the same to me.　对我来说是一样的。

 ♣ all the same
　尽管如此，仍然　in spite of this; nevertheless
　All the same, there is some truth in what he says.　尽管如此，他的话也还是有些道理。

　［同义词］ adj. alike, changeless, equal, unchanged
　［反义词］ adj. changeable, different
　［词源］古英语same（相同的）