be born

be born — idiom

1. to be brought into the world and begin living — used when a baby or young animal

1.慣用語A1
釋義

to be brought into the world and begin living — used when a baby or young animal leaves its mother's body for the first time

例句

Hoa was born in a small fishing village in central Vietnam.

be born + in + place

Naoko's daughter was born on a rainy morning in a Tokyo hospital.

同義詞
反義詞
  • die

    the opposite endpoint of life; 'be born' is the start, 'die' is the end

  • pass away

    a gentler, more euphemistic opposite

文法句型

be born + (adverb of time/place)

be born + with [condition]

be born + into [family/situation]

用法筆記

Always used in the passive voice. The active verb 'bear' (past: bore; past participle: borne) exists but is very formal and rare in everyday speech. Do not use 'born' as an active verb.

常見錯誤

❌I am born in 1999.
✅I was born in 1999.
💡'born' must follow a past-tense form of 'be' when referring to a past event.
❌She born a healthy baby.
✅She gave birth to a healthy baby.
💡'born' is not the active past tense of 'bear'; use 'give birth to' for the mother's action.