highborn

highborn — 形容詞

  • highbornpositive
  • more highborncomparative
  • most highbornsuperlative

1. born into a family that belongs to the aristocracy or nobility, with inherited r

1.形容詞C2
釋義

出身高貴的

生於貴族或世家的，多用於歷史或文學語境

born into a family that belongs to the aristocracy or nobility, with inherited rank and social privilege — used mostly in historical or literary writing.

例句

The novel follows a highborn young woman who refuses to marry the duke her father has chosen.

這本小說講述一位出身高貴的年輕女子，拒絕嫁給父親替她選定的公爵。

highborn + noun: typical attributive use before a person noun

Daniel discovered that his great-grandmother was highborn, descended from an old Hungarian noble family.

Daniel 發現自己的曾祖母出身高貴，是匈牙利一個古老貴族家族的後代。

predicative use: be + highborn

常見搭配
  • highborn lady
  • highborn lord
  • highborn princess
  • highborn family
  • highborn lineage
同義詞
  • aristocratic

    more common everyday word; can describe manner as well as birth

  • noble

    broader: covers both birth and moral character

  • blue-blooded

    informal idiom; often used jokingly about old aristocratic families

  • patrician

    formal; emphasises refined taste and old-family background, originally Roman

反義詞
  • lowborn

    direct opposite; equally formal and literary

  • common

    broader: of ordinary social rank, not necessarily poor

  • plebeian

    formal or jokingly contemptuous; originally Roman, used of the ordinary classes

文法句型

highborn + noun

be + highborn

用法筆記

Almost always used attributively before a person noun (lady, lord, prince, gentleman) or in historical / literary contexts. In modern everyday English a Taiwanese learner is far more likely to meet 'aristocratic', 'noble', or 'from a noble family'.

常見錯誤

The company hired a highborn manager.
The company hired a manager from a wealthy family.
'highborn' refers to inherited noble rank, not just wealth or social status.
She felt highborn after winning the award.
She felt proud after winning the award.
'highborn' describes birth, not a temporary feeling or achievement.

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常見搭配

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常用片語

  • of highborn descent
  • a highborn member of the court