a born + noun
born 作形容词时多放在名词前，强调天生就具备某种特质或才能。
She is a born leader.
她天生就是当领导的料。
天生的；与生俱来的
自出生(或如同自出生)具有某种品质或特征；天生的；遗传的。；天生的；bear的过去分词
Having a particular quality or ability from birth, or as if from birth; natural or innate.
作形容词时通常放在名词前，如 a born leader（天生的领导者）；注意它与表示“出生”的动词过去分词 born 不同。
自出生(或如同自出生)具有某种品质或特征；天生的；遗传的。
Having from birth (or as if from birth) a certain quality or character; innate; inherited.
My grandmother is a born storyteller; her tales always keep the whole family listening.
我奶奶天生会讲故事；她讲的故事总能让全家人听得入迷。
用法提示：born 是形容词，意为“天生的”，在此修饰 storyteller，表示奶奶天生就具备讲故事的本领。
Even as a child, he was a born athlete and could run faster than anyone in his class.
还是个孩子的时候，他就是个天生的运动员，跑得比班上任何人都快。
用法提示：born 是形容词，意为“天生的”，在此修饰 athlete，说明他天生就有运动天赋。
As a born organizer, she always plans the group trips down to the smallest detail.
作为一个天生的组织者，她总是把集体旅行计划到最细微的细节。
用法提示：born 是形容词，意为“天生的”，在此修饰 organizer，表示她天生擅长组织活动。
born 作形容词时多放在名词前，强调天生就具备某种特质或才能。
She is a born leader.
她天生就是当领导的料。
表示出生时就带有某种特质或能力，with 后面接具体的天赋、品质等名词。
He was born with a gift for music.
他天生就有音乐天赋。
表示天生就适合做某事，好像命中注定要做这件事。
She was born to be a teacher.
她天生就是当老师的料。
grammar · medium
易错句子I born in Shanghai in 2001.
正确表达I was born in Shanghai in 2001.
汉语“我出生于上海”不用系动词，但英语表示“出生”必须用被动结构 be born；born 是过去分词，不能单独作谓语，所以主语后要补上 was/were。只添加系动词即可，其余不变。
grammar · medium
易错句子The heavy cost was born by the whole team.
正确表达The heavy cost was borne by the whole team.
表示“承担、承受”时要用动词 bear 的过去分词 borne；born 只用于 be born（出生）或作形容词表示“天生的”，两者拼写和意思都不同，不能混用。
grammar · medium
易错句子My born place is a small town in the south.
正确表达My birthplace is a small town in the south.
汉语“出生地”的“出生”容易被当成名词，但 born 是形容词/过去分词，不能作定语修饰 place 来表示地点；英语用名词 birthplace 表示“出生地”。
天生的领导者
Even as a child, she was a born leader.
她从小就天生具备领导才能。
天生适合当老师的人
He explains things so clearly that he seems a born teacher.
他讲解得特别清楚，好像天生就是当老师的料。
天生的表演者
Put her on a stage and she is a born performer.
只要让她上台，她就是天生的表演者。
天生会讲故事的人
My grandfather was a born storyteller.
我祖父天生就会讲故事。
天生的音乐家
Mozart was a born musician.
莫扎特是天生的音乐家。
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