英汉词典

birth 基本解释

• n. 出生；血统，出身；起源

birth 词态变化

birth 中文词源

词源同bear, 担负，生育。

birth 英文词源

birth

birth: [12] Old English had a word gebyrd ‘birth’ which survived until the end of the 13th century as birde, but it was quite distinct from (though related to) modern English birth, which was borrowed from Old Norse byrth. This came from the same Germanic stem (*ber-, *bur-) as produced bear, bairn, and indeed Old English gebyrd. The suffix -th denotes a process, or the result of a process: hence birth is ‘(the result of) the process of bearing a child’. Along with bath and death it is one of the most ancient words formed with -th.
=> bairn, bear, berth

birth (n.)

early 13c., from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse *byrðr (replacing cognate Old English gebyrd "birth, descent, race; offspring; nature; fate"), from Proto-Germanic *gaburthis (cognates: Old Frisian berd, Old Saxon giburd, Dutch geboorte, Old High German giburt, German geburt, Gothic gabaurþs), from PIE *bhrto past participle of root *bher- (1) "to carry; to bear children" (cognates: Sanskrit bhrtih "a bringing, maintenance," Latin fors, genitive fortis "chance;" see bear (v.)).

Suffix -th is for "process" (as in bath, death). Meaning "parentage, lineage, extraction" (revived from Old English) is from mid-13c. Birth control is from 1914; birth rate from 1859. Birth certificate is from 1842.

birth (v.)

mid-13c., from birth (n.). Related: Birthed; birthing.

birth 词组搭配

birth 英文释义

1. the time when something begins (especially life);

"they divorced after the birth of the child"

"his election signaled the birth of a new age"

2. the event of being born;

"they celebrated the birth of their first child"

3. the process of giving birth

4. the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents

birth 双语例句

1. I had obtained the authentic details about the birth of the organization.

我已经掌握了有关该组织诞生的可靠的详细资料。

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2. The birth of a live healthy baby is a truly blessed event.

一个健康活泼的婴儿的出生真是一件可喜的事情。

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3. Condoms are an effective method of birth control if used with care.

如果使用得当，避孕套是很有效的避孕手段。

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4. Premature birth is the main cause of perinatal mortality.

早产是临产死亡的主要原因。

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5. Usually a woman's breasts produce milk spontaneously after the birth.

女性的乳房通常在产后会自然泌乳。

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birth 实用场景例句

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。

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a woman of noble birth

出身贵族的女子

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She died shortly after giving birth.

她生下孩子后不久便死了。

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Mary gave birth to a healthy baby girl.

玛丽生了个健康的女婴。

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(figurative)It was the study of history that gave birth to the social sciences.

对历史的研究孕育了社会科学。

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The baby weighed three kilos at birth .

婴儿出生时体重为三公斤。

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John was present at the birth of both his children.

约翰的两个孩子出生时他均在场。

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It was a difficult birth.

那是一次难产。

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a hospital/home birth

在医院里 / 家中的分娩

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Mark has been blind from birth .

马克先天失明。

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Please state your date and place of birth .

请说明你的出生日期和地点。

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the birth of a new society in South Africa

南非一个新社会的诞生

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It was the birth of his grandchildren which gave him greatest pleasure...

孙子孙女的出生给他带来了极大的快乐。

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She concealed her pregnancy right up to the moment of birth...

她隐瞒了自己怀孕的事，直到孩子出世。

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...the birth of popular democracy.

人民民主的诞生

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...men of low birth...

出身卑微的人

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His birth, background and career show that you can make it in this country on merit alone.

他的出身、背景和职业表明，在这个国家仅凭自己的能力就可以取得成功。

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Sadrudin was an Iranian by birth.

萨德尔丁是伊朗血统。

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She's just given birth to a baby girl...

她刚生了一个女孩。

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She's due to give birth at any moment.

她随时可能分娩。

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In 1980, strikes at the Lenin Shipyards gave birth to the Solidarity trade union.

1980年，列宁造船厂的罢工致使团结工会得以成立。

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She supports birth control.

她赞成计划生育.

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The scientist's experiments gave birth to a new drug.

那位科学家的实验产生了一种新药.

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She is British by right of birth.

她因出生在英国而拥有英国公民权.

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The ringing bells proclaimed the birth of the prince.

响亮的钟声宣布王子的诞生.

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He is a man of mean birth.

他是个出身卑微的人.

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The father was present at the birth.

婴儿出生时,其父亲在场.

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