born
born — 動詞
1. to begin life by leaving your mother's body.
出生
離開母體而開始生命
to begin life by leaving your mother's body.
Noa was born in a small hospital near Tainan on a rainy Sunday.
Noa 出生在台南附近的一家小醫院，那天是個下雨的星期天。
be born in + place / on + day
Twins were born two months early, but both babies grew stronger each week.
這對雙胞胎提早兩個月出生，但兩個寶寶每週都更有力氣。
be born + time expression
A calf was born before dawn, and the farmer called the vet at once.
一頭小牛在天亮前出生，農夫立刻打電話給獸醫。
The baby was born safely just after midnight at the village clinic.
這個寶寶在村裡的診所平安出生，時間剛過午夜。
- come into the world
gentler and more literary than the usual wording
- arrive
informal and often playful when talking about a baby
- die
the opposite life event
文法句型
be born + place/time
be born + adverb
用法筆記
Almost always used with a form of 'be'. Time and place often follow it, as in 'born in Taipei' or 'born in May'. Distinguish from sense 2, which gives background or condition rather than the birth event itself.
常見錯誤
2. to have life begin in the family, place, order, or condition that is mentioned.
生來；生於
一出生就具有某背景或狀況
to have life begin in the family, place, order, or condition that is mentioned.
Leila was born into a family of bakers in Tainan.
Leila 出生在台南一個做烘焙的家庭。
born into + family/background
Hiro was born blind, yet he became a skilled piano tuner.
Hiro 生來失明，但後來成了技術純熟的鋼琴調音師。
born + adjective
Ines was born before her three brothers and often cared for them.
Ines 比三個弟弟都早出生，也常照顧他們。
Farouk was born in Brazil but raised in Taiwan after age three.
Farouk 生於巴西，但三歲後就在台灣長大。
文法句型
be born into + family/class
be born + adjective
be born first/second/third
用法筆記
Common after prepositions such as 'into' and with adjectives like 'blind' or 'deaf'. Distinguish from sense 1: sense 1 tells you that the birth happened, while this sense tells you what situation the person began life in.
常見錯誤
3. if an idea, plan, group, or feeling is born, it first takes shape.
誕生
想法或團體開始出現
if an idea, plan, group, or feeling is born, it first takes shape.
The plan for the night market was born during a long train ride.
夜市的計畫是在一段漫長的火車旅程中誕生的。
idea + be born during + event
A new dance group was born when three neighbours started meeting every Friday.
三位鄰居開始每週五碰面後，一個新的舞團就此誕生。
group + be born when + action
Aiko's love of maps was born during train trips with her aunt.
Aiko 對地圖的熱愛，是在和阿姨搭火車出遊時萌生的。
The idea was born in class after the students built a paper bridge.
學生們做完紙橋後，這個點子就在課堂上誕生了。
- begin
plain and neutral; less vivid than 'be born'
- arise
slightly more formal; often used for situations or problems
- take shape
stresses gradual development from an early stage
- end
to stop existing
文法句型
idea/plan/group + be born
be born during/in + event
用法筆記
Used for things that do not literally have a birth, especially ideas, projects, movements, and feelings. It often points to the moment or situation where the new thing first appeared.
常見錯誤
4. to be formed because of a particular feeling, event, need, or experience.
源自
因某種原因而形成
to be formed because of a particular feeling, event, need, or experience.
The family's silence was born of fear after the police car stopped outside.
警車停在外面後，這家人的沉默源自恐懼。
born of + emotion
The village festival was born from a small school concert twenty years ago.
這個村莊的節慶源自二十年前一場小型校園音樂會。
born from + earlier event
Much of her patience was born of caring for two sick parents.
她的許多耐心，源自多年照顧兩位生病的父母。
The law was born out of public anger after the bridge collapsed.
這條法律源自大橋倒塌後的公眾憤怒。
- come from
more general and less literary
- grow out of
stresses development from an earlier situation
- spring from
more formal; suggests a clear source
文法句型
be born of + feeling/situation
be born from/out of + event
用法筆記
Usually followed by 'of', 'from', or 'out of' to name the source. Distinguish from sense 3: sense 3 focuses on the first appearance of something new, while this sense stresses the cause behind it.
常見錯誤
born — 形容詞
1. having a skill or strong liking that seems to be there from the beginning of lif
天生的
與生俱來有某種才能或喜好
having a skill or strong liking that seems to be there from the beginning of life.
Bao fixed the radio in minutes; he is a born engineer.
Bao 幾分鐘就修好了收音機；他真是個天生的工程師。
a born + noun
Wren is a born teacher, and even shy children trust her quickly.
Wren 是個天生的老師，連害羞的孩子也很快信任她。
When music filled the room, Nadia looked like a born dancer.
每當房間裡充滿音樂，Nadia 看起來就像個天生的舞者。
The puppy is a born hunter and notices every bird in the garden.
這隻小狗是天生的獵手，花園裡每一隻鳥都逃不過牠的注意。
- gifted
focuses on strong talent, often learned about through performance
- natural
informal; often means someone does something well without much effort
- instinctive
stresses action that seems guided by instinct rather than training
- untalented
lacking natural ability
- unskilled
broader; may simply mean not trained yet
文法句型
a born + noun
born to + verb
用法筆記
Most often used in patterns such as 'a born leader' and 'born to sing'. It usually praises a natural ability, though it can also describe a strong natural liking, as in 'a born traveller'.
常見錯誤
born — 字尾
1. added to another word to form an adjective showing where, in what order, or in w
生於…的
構成表示出生背景的形容詞
added to another word to form an adjective showing where, in what order, or in what condition someone was born, as in 'foreign-born' or 'first-born'.
The museum hired a Taiwan-born designer for the lantern show.
博物館聘請了一位台灣出生的設計師來做燈會展演。
place + -born
Their home-born puppy still sleeps beside the kitchen door each night.
他們家那隻在家裡出生的小狗，每晚還是睡在廚房門邊。
state/place + -born in compounds
The article praised two foreign-born chefs who opened shops in Chiayi.
那篇文章稱讚了兩位外國出生、後來在嘉義開店的廚師。
A first-born daughter often carried extra duties in that family.
在那個家庭裡，第一個出生的女兒往往要承擔更多責任。
文法句型
place/order/state + -born -> adjective
用法筆記
Usually written with a hyphen before the noun it describes, especially in modern edited English: 'foreign-born workers', 'first-born son'. It is mainly used in compounds rather than as a separate word.