born

born
adjective

existing as a result of birth
出生的，产生的
she was born in Aberdeen.
她生于阿伯丁。
babies born to women aged 25–9.
25到29岁的妇女生的婴儿。
I was born with a sense of curiosity.
我天生好奇。
a newly born baby.
新生儿。
■[incombination]having a specific nationality
在…出生的；…裔的
a German-born philosopher.
德国出生的哲学家。
■[attrib.]having a natural ability to do a particular job or task
天赋的，生来就有（某种才能）的
he's a born engineer.
他是个天生的工程师。
■[predic., with infinitive]perfectly suited or trained to do a particular job or task
天赋的；生而享有…的
men born to rule.
男人生来就是统治别人的。
■(of an organization, movement, or idea) brought into existence
（组织，运动，思想）诞生，产生，创造
her own business was born.
她创立了自己的事业。
■[predic.](born of)existing as a result of (a particular situation or feeling)
由于某种情况（或情感）而得以存在的，来源于
a power born of obsession.
来自执著的力量。

常用词组
born and bred

by birth and upbringing, especially when considered a typical product of a place
从出生和教养两方面
he was a Cambridge man born and bred.
他是土生土长的剑桥人。

born on the wrong side of the blanket

见 blanket

be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth

见 silver

in all one's born days

used to express surprise or shock at something one has not encountered before
有生之日，平生
in all my born days I've never seen the like of it.
我这一生从没见过这样的事。

not know one is born

used to convey that someone has an easy life without realizing how easy it is
生在福中不知福

there's one (或 a sucker) born every minute

(informal)there are many gullible people
(非正式)总会有人上当的

I (she , etc.) wasn't born yesterday

used to indicate that one is not foolish or gullible
我（她，等）并非无知之人

语源

Old English boren, past participle of beran 'to bear' (see bear)

用法

on the difference between born and borne , see usage at bear

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