birthplace

/ˈbɜːθpleɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɜːrθpleɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbərth-ˌplās/ (ame, mw)

birthplace — noun

1. the specific house, village, or city in which somebody came into the world, ofte

1.名詞B1
釋義

the specific house, village, or city in which somebody came into the world, often mentioned when talking about a famous figure or about your own family history.

例句

The town of Stratford-upon-Avon is the birthplace of William Shakespeare.

the birthplace of [famous person]

Quinn wrote her birthplace and date of birth on the visa form.

possessive: someone's birthplace on official documents

同義詞
  • hometown

    the town where you grew up, which may not be the exact place you were born

  • native town

    more formal, often used in biographical writing

  • place of birth

    the formal phrase used on passports, certificates, and forms

文法句型

someone's birthplace

the birthplace of [person]

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person (often famous or historical), and the noun is most often used with a possessive (her, his, my) or in the pattern 'the birthplace of [name]'. Less commonly used about animals.

常見錯誤

❌Tokyo is my born place.
✅Tokyo is my birthplace.
💡there is no English noun 'born place'; use 'birthplace' as a single word.
❌I was birthplaced in Taipei.
✅I was born in Taipei; Taipei is my birthplace.
💡'birthplace' is only a noun, never a verb.

2. the country, region, or city that is seen as the original home of an idea, art f

2.名詞B2
釋義

the country, region, or city that is seen as the original home of an idea, art form, sport, movement, or industry — the place where it first appeared and started to grow.

例句

Greece is often described as the birthplace of democracy.

the birthplace of [abstract concept]

New Orleans is widely seen as the birthplace of jazz.

the birthplace of [art form / genre]

同義詞
  • cradle

    more literary; often used for civilizations or movements, as in 'the cradle of civilization'

  • origin

    more abstract; refers to the start of something rather than a physical place

  • home

    informal; suggests an ongoing connection rather than just the starting point

文法句型

the birthplace of [movement / idea / industry]

用法筆記

Almost always appears in the singular pattern 'the birthplace of X' where X is an abstract noun (a sport, art form, religion, movement, or industry). Distinguish from sense 1: here the subject is a place tied to a thing, not a person.

常見錯誤

❌Italy is the birthplace for opera.
✅Italy is the birthplace of opera.
💡the fixed preposition is 'of', not 'for' or 'to'.