by birth

英[baɪbɜːθ] 美[baɪbɜːrθ]
  • 生来;天生地;在血统上
  • 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
    1. 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。
    2. And a man impotent from his birth was there.
      那时一个生来就虚弱的人正在那里。
    3. 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。
    4. 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。