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high-born

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌhigh-ˈborn adjective formal  HIGH POSITION OR RANKborn into the highest social class 出身高贵的 OPP low-born
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high-bornNo high-born dames, no wealthy patroness for Miss Theodosia Kyte!What would a high-born lady be doing in the wilds of Oxfordshire?He had watched Jeopardy's high-born women being bundled into an open cart.
ˌhigh-ˈborn adjectiveChineseSyllable
highest born Corpus social the into class


high-born
ˌhigh-ˈborn adjective formal
born into the highest social class
   OPP  low-born


high-bornBrE /ˌhaɪ ˈbɔːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌhaɪ ˈbɔːrn/ 🔊 adjective (old-fashioned or formal) having parents who are members of the highest social class 出身高贵的 SYN aristocratic OPP low-born