well-born
well-born — 形容詞
1. born into a family that already has money, influence, or high social rank.
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.
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
Christopher came from a well-born family that owned land near Bath.
Christopher 出身名門，家族在巴斯附近擁有土地。
collocation: well-born family
At the royal wedding, Naoko felt shy among the well-born cousins.
在皇家婚禮上，Naoko 在那些出身名門的表親之間感到害羞。
The novel follows a well-born daughter who falls in love with a clerk.
這本小說描寫一位名門出身的女兒愛上書記。
- well-born family
- well-born daughter
- well-born gentleman
- well-born guests
- 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
- 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
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- well-born family
- well-born daughter
- well-born gentleman
- well-born guests
常用片語
- be well-born
- a well-born son
- a well-born lady