blue-blooded

/ˌbluː ˈblʌdɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌbluː ˈblʌdɪd/ (ame, ipa)

blue-blooded — adjective

1. having an old family background linked to nobility, royalty, and inherited high

1.形容詞C1
釋義

having an old family background linked to nobility, royalty, and inherited high social rank.

例句

Theo married into a blue-blooded family that had owned estates for centuries.

marry into a blue-blooded family

At the museum gala, Walid felt awkward among the blue-blooded guests.

attributive: blue-blooded guests

同義詞
  • aristocratic

    the more common everyday adjective for noble family background or upper-class style

  • highborn

    more formal and literary; often used in historical writing

  • well-born

    old-fashioned; stresses respectable or noble family origin

反義詞
  • common

    broad opposite meaning of ordinary social rank rather than noble birth

  • lowborn

    formal or historical opposite meaning born into a low social rank

文法句型

blue-blooded + noun

be + blue-blooded

用法筆記

Usually used when someone's high status comes from family background, titles, or long-standing social rank rather than money earned in their own lifetime. It often appears in journalism about royalty or old-money families and can sound slightly ironic.

常見錯誤

❌She became blue-blooded after earning millions.
✅She became rich after earning millions.
💡blue-blooded describes inherited noble background, not money someone earns later.
❌The restaurant looks blue-blooded inside.
✅The restaurant looks luxurious inside.
💡blue-blooded normally describes people, families, or their social background, not décor by itself.