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[U] your status or position in society according to your family or the place where you were born 出身;血统 a woman of noble birth 出身高贵的女子
Why should an accident of birth (=being born rich, poor etc) determine what opportunities you have? 为什么出身会决定你有什么样的机会?
by birth : She's a French national by birth. 她是法国侨民。
Synonyms and related words
people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds 来自下层社会的人们