by birth的意思|示意
adv. 在血统上,生来
by birth的用法详解
英语中,by birth这个词组可以理解为“出生的”。它表示某人的出生身份、出生地或出生的家庭背景的意思。by birth通常用于描述某人的原有身份,它后面常接一个国家或者宗教,以及一些其他信息。
例如:
He is a Spaniard by birth.(他出生于西班牙)
My father is a German by birth.(我父亲出生于德国)
She is Catholic by birth.(她出生时是天主教徒)
by birth也可以用来指某人的出生背景,通过by birth来描述某个家庭的情况,可以把某人在当前社会中的地位进行概括性描述。
例如:
He and his family were poor by birth.(他及其家庭出身贫寒)
My sister is middle-class by birth.(我姐姐出身中产阶级)
通过by birth的用法,我们可以看出,英文中还有一个很重要的说法——“出身”,用于描述某人的背景、起源或家庭状况,表示某人出生时所拥有的资源。
by birth相关短语
1、 citizenship by birth 根据出生地取得的国籍
2、 nationality by birth 依出生地取得的国籍,生来国籍
3、 lady by birth 天生是个贵妇
4、 gentleman by birth 出身高贵的人
5、 Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep 王国之心,梦中降生,梦中诞生,沉睡初诞
6、 by birth of 经由
7、 Strong-willed by birth 生来坚强
8、 by Birth Year 按出生年份
by birth相关例句
Denny was German by birth but is now of French citizenship.
丹尼在德国出生但现在是法国国籍.
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She was German by birth but is now of French citizenship.
她在德国出生但现在是法国国籍.
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She's Italian by birth but is now an Australian citizen.
她生于意大利,但现在是澳大利亚公民。
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Mitch was a San Franciscan by birth.
米奇是在旧金山出生的。
He is British by birth although he born in France.
他虽然生在法国,但父母英国人.
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But not to an Englishman; to one who , like herself, is French by birth.
但对象不是英国人, 而是 跟她一样出生在法国的法国人.
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He is French by birth.
他的父母是法国人.
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Anne was French by birth but lived most of her life in Italy.
安妮在血统上是法国人,但大部分时间住在意大利。