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of [adj] parentage
常用于描述某人的血统或家庭背景。
She is a woman of noble parentage.
她是一位出身高贵的女性。
出身；家世；门第
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出身；家世；门第
A person's family origin, background, or social standing based on their parents.
She is a woman of noble parentage.
她是一位出身高贵的女性。
父母的身份与性质,尤指出身的合法性。
The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
作为父母的状态
the state of being a parent
出身的社会阶层属性。
The social quality of one's class in society.
后代与父母的亲属关系
the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
His parentage includes both French and German ancestors.
他的血统包括法国和德国祖先。
The court had to determine the child's legal parentage.
法庭必须确定该孩子的合法父母身份。
The joys of parentage are often accompanied by sleepless nights.
为人父母的快乐往往伴随着不眠之夜。
常用于描述某人的血统或家庭背景。
She is a woman of noble parentage.
她是一位出身高贵的女性。
所有格修饰，强调所属关系。
His parentage is unknown.
他的出身不明。
通常指法律或正式场合下的父母身份或出身来源。
The parentage of the child was questioned in court.
孩子的父母身份在法庭上受到质疑。
Not this
Her parentage skills are very good.
Use this
Her parenting skills are very good.
Parentage 是 '出身，血统'，而 parenting 是 '养育，育儿'。学习者常因拼写相似而混淆两者。
Not this
My parentage are very supportive.
Use this
My parents are very supportive.
Parentage 意为 '血统'，是单数不可数名词，不能用来指代具体父母。应使用 parents 表示 '父母'。
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出身高贵
She was of noble parentage, but she never boasted about it.
她出身高贵，但从不炫耀这一点。
出身寒微
He was of humble parentage and worked hard to succeed.
他出身寒微，靠努力奋斗获得成功。
混血出身
The young athlete is of mixed parentage and feels connected to two cultures.
这位年轻运动员是混血出身，对两种文化都有认同感。
身世不明
The abandoned baby was of unknown parentage, so the hospital named her Rose.
这个被遗弃的婴儿身世不明，医院给她取名叫罗斯。
工人家庭出身
Despite his working-class parentage, he became a celebrated writer.
尽管出身工人家庭，他成了一位著名作家。
混血出身；父母来自不同种族或国籍
She is of mixed parentage, with a Chinese mother and a British father.
她有混血背景，母亲是中国人，父亲是英国人。
出身卑微；出身贫寒
He was a man of humble parentage who rose to prominence through hard work.
他出身卑微，凭借努力跻身显要。
出身高贵；名门出身
The legend says the hero was of noble parentage.
传说这位英雄出身高贵。
Use parentage naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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想象父母（parent）的年龄（age）记录着你的出身（parentage）与家世。
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、正式传记或家谱、社会身份讨论 通常用于正式场合，多出现在法律文件、正式传记或对家庭背景的书面描述中；日常口语比较少见，更常说 family background。
不可数名词
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