born
/bɔːn/adjective
1- existing as a result of birth出生的; 产生的：
she was born in Aberdeen
她生于阿伯丁
babies born to women aged 25-9
25到29岁的妇女生的婴儿
I was born with a sense of curiosity
我天生好奇
a newly born baby.
新生儿。
1.1
- in combination having a specific nationality在…出生的; …裔的：
a German-born philosopher.
德国出生的哲学家。
1.2
- attrib. having a natural ability to do a particular job or task天生的, 生来就有的：
he's a born engineer.
他是个天生的工程师。
1.3
- predic., with infinitive perfectly suited or trained to do a particular job or task天赋的; 生而享有…的：
men born to rule.
男人生来就是统治别人的。
1.4
- (of an organization, movement, or idea) brought into existence（组织, 运动, 思想）诞生的, 产生的, 创造的：
her own business was born.
她创立了自己的事业。
1.5
- predic.
born of
existing as a result of (a particular situation or feeling)由于某种情况（或情感）而得以存在的, 来源于： a power born of obsession.
来自执著的力量。
USAGE
on the difference between born and borne, see usage at BEAR1 .
短语
born and bred
- by birth and upbringing, especially when considered a typical product of a place从出生和教养两方面：
he was a Cambridge man born and bred.
他是土生土长的剑桥人。
born on the wrong side of the blanket
- 见 BLANKET.
be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
- 见SILVER.
in all one's born days
- used to express surprise or shock at something one has not encountered before有生之日, 平生：
in all my born days I've never seen the like of it.
我这一生从没见过这样的事。
not know one is born
- used to convey that someone has an easy life without realizing how easy it is身在福中不知福。
there's one（或a sucker）born every minute
- informal there are many gullible people〈非正式〉总会有人上当的。
I （she,etc.） wasn't born yesterday
- used to indicate that one is not foolish or gullible我（她, 等）并非无知之人。
词源
Old English boren, past participle of beran 'to bear' （see BEAR1 ）.