by birth
英[baɪbɜːθ]
美[baɪbɜːrθ]
- birth n.分娩;出生;诞生;血统v.分娩;产生adj.有血亲关系的
- by prep.靠近;通过;被;经由;不迟于adv.经过;在旁边;靠近
- She is a brunette by birth but a blonde by habit.
她生来头发是棕色的,但习惯上是金色的。
- And a man impotent from his birth was there.
那时一个生来就虚弱的人正在那里。
- Anne was French by birth but lived most of her life in Italy.
安妮在血统上是法国人,但大部份时间住在意大利。
- I'm Brazilian by birth although my parents are Japanese.
虽然我父母是日本人,但我在血统上是巴西人。