well-born

/ˌwel ˈbɔːn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌwel ˈbɔːrn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈwel-ˈbȯrn How to pronounce wellborn (audio)/ (ame, mw)

well-born — 形容詞

1. born into a family that already has money, influence, or high social rank.

1.形容詞C2
釋義

名門出身

出身富有或上流家庭的

born into a family that already has money, influence, or high social rank.

例句

Evelyn was well-born, but she chose to teach in a small town.

Evelyn 雖然出身名門，卻選擇到小鎮教書。

predicative: be + well-born

The well-born guests arrived in carriages for the winter ball.

那些名門出身的賓客坐著馬車來參加冬季舞會。

attributive: well-born + guests

同義詞
  • aristocratic

    often points more clearly to noble rank or an old titled family

  • upper-class

    broader and more modern, covering social position as well as family background

  • noble

    can describe either high birth or a title, depending on context

反義詞
  • low-born

    an old-fashioned opposite meaning born into a lower social rank

文法句型

well-born + noun

be + well-born

用法筆記

Usually formal or literary, especially in historical writing. It describes someone's family background, not the person's behavior or manners.

常見錯誤

❌She came from a well born family.
✅She came from a well-born family.
💡use the hyphen when this adjective comes before a noun.