born

IPA/bɔːn/
KK[bˈɔrn]IPA/bɔːrn/

born — 動詞

  • bornpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • borns3rd person singular
  • borning-ing form
  • bornedpast simple

1. to start life when a baby leaves its mother's body.

1.動詞A2
釋義

出生

離開母體開始生命

to start life when a baby leaves its mother's body.

例句

Mira was born in Tainan during a typhoon on Sunday night.

Mira 在週日深夜的颱風天出生於台南。

be born + place and time phrase

Christopher was born two months early but soon grew stronger.

Christopher 提早兩個月出生，但很快就變強壯了。

常見搭配
  • born in Taipei
  • born on Monday
  • born at home
  • born by caesarean section

文法句型

be born + time/place phrase

be born + by caesarean section

用法筆記

This sense nearly always appears in the pattern be born. Use give birth when the mother is the subject.

常見錯誤

My mother born me in August.
My mother gave birth to me in August.
the mother gives birth; the baby is born.
I am born in Tainan.
I was born in Tainan.
use be born for a past birth event.

2. used after be to show the place, family, condition, or social position a person

2.動詞B1
釋義

出身；生來

指出生時就有的背景或狀況

used after be to show the place, family, condition, or social position a person had at the start of life.

例句

Obi was born blind, so he learned Braille in primary school.

Obi 生來失明，所以小學時就學了點字。

be born + adjective

Reema was born into a farming family outside Madurai.

Reema 出身於馬杜賴郊外的農家。

be born into + family

常見搭配
  • born blind
  • born rich
  • born into poverty
  • born with a heart condition

文法句型

be born + adjective

be born into + family/class

be born with + condition

用法筆記

This sense describes what was already true when life began. It does not describe qualities or circumstances somebody gained later.

常見錯誤

Rania was born as blind.
Rania was born blind.
after born, use the adjective directly.
He was born in a rich family.
He was born into a rich family.
use into for the social group or family someone enters at birth.

3. if something such as a plan or feeling is born, it begins to take shape or appea

3.動詞C1
釋義

萌生

開始形成或出現

if something such as a plan or feeling is born, it begins to take shape or appear.

例句

The idea for the app was born during a late-night train ride.

那個 App 的點子是在一次深夜火車旅程中萌生的。

figurative: idea was born

A close friendship was born after the two nurses shared night shifts.

那兩位護士一起值夜班後，深厚的友情就萌生了。

常見搭配
  • an idea was born
  • a movement was born
  • friendship was born
  • hope was born
同義詞
  • emerge

    often suggests something appearing gradually rather than in one moment

  • arise

    more formal and often used for situations or problems

文法句型

idea/movement/friendship is born

用法筆記

This figurative sense is often used for ideas, relationships, movements, or feelings. It usually appears in formal or thoughtful writing.

4. used to say a feeling, action, or quality came from a particular cause.

4.動詞C1
釋義

源於

因某種原因而產生

used to say a feeling, action, or quality came from a particular cause.

例句

Her calm answer came from patience born of long experience.

她冷靜的回答，來自一種源於長久經驗的耐心。

born of + cause

Their anger was born of years of broken promises.

他們的憤怒源於多年來一再落空的承諾。

常見搭配
  • born of necessity
  • born of fear
  • born of grief
  • born of experience
同義詞

文法句型

born of + abstract noun

用法筆記

This pattern is most common with abstract causes such as fear, grief, necessity, or experience. It is more literary than everyday spoken English.

常見錯誤

Her courage was born from long practice.
Her courage was born of long practice.
born of is the usual fixed pattern in this formal sense.
慣用語

be/be born/be made that way

idiom

to act in a certain way because it is simply part of your nature.

天生如此

Luca laughs loudly in every room; he was born that way.

be born to be/do something

idiom

used to say someone seems naturally meant for a role or activity.

天生注定

Everyone could see Gabriela was born to be a surgeon.

Obi seems born to lead calm teams in emergencies.

born and bred

idiom

born and brought up in a place or culture.

土生土長

Maeve was born and bred in Cork, so she misses the sea.

Those farmers are born and bred on the island.

born with a silver spoon in your mouth

idiom

to come from a very rich family and enjoy comfort from the start.

含著金湯匙出生

People assumed Christopher was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

in all my born days

idiom

used to emphasize that you have never experienced something so surprising.

我這輩子

In all my born days, I had never seen snow in May.

not be born yesterday

idiom

to say you are too experienced to be easily fooled.

又不是昨天出生

Try that excuse on someone else; I wasn't born yesterday.

not know you are born

idiom

to have a comfortable life without noticing how fortunate it is.

身在福中不知福

With grandparents doing everything, those boys don't know they're born.

there’s one born every minute

idiom

used to say some people are foolish enough to be tricked.

總有人上當

Even that fake investment site finds customers; there's one born every minute.

(as/as if) to the manner born

idiom

in a way that looks completely natural and well practised.

駕輕就熟

After one rehearsal, Gabriela handled the microphone as if to the manner born.

born — 形容詞

同根字

常見搭配

常用片語

  • be born in
  • be born with
  • be born into
  • born of necessity