be born
be born — 慣用語
1. to begin life when the body leaves the mother's womb
出生
嬰兒離開母體並開始生命
to begin life when the body leaves the mother's womb
Rina was born in a small village near the mountains of Nepal.
Rina 在尼泊爾山區附近的小村莊出生。
be born + in [place]
Omar was born in Cairo, but his family moved to Berlin when he was six.
Omar 在開羅出生，但六歲時全家搬到了柏林。
be born + in [city], with contrast clause
The foal was born just before sunrise in the stable behind the farmhouse.
那匹小馬在農舍後方馬廄裡，於日出前出生。
My grandmother was born in 1942, during the second year of the war.
我的祖母出生於 1942 年，正值戰爭的第二年。
Every child born in this hospital receives a small hand-knitted blanket.
每個在這間醫院出生的孩子，都會收到一條手工編織的小毯子。
- come into the world
more literary or poetic; not used with a named mother as subject
- die
the end of life, opposite of beginning life
文法句型
be born + in/on [place/time]
be born + into [family/situation]
用法筆記
Always passive in form: you say 'I was born', never 'I born'. The active verb 'bear' (to give birth) is rarely used in everyday English for this meaning.