当英国人以51.9％比48.1％的细微差距投票同意脱欧时，这一决定令专家，权威人士以及保守党和工党领袖都深感震惊，因为他们低估了“身份定义”在2016年6月公投背后所发挥的驱动作用。
When Britons voted by a margin of 51.9% to 48.1% to leave the EU, the decision came as a shock to experts, pundits, and Conservative and Labour Party leaders alike. They had underappreciated the role of “identity” as a driving force behind the June 2016 referendum.