Word · Frequency #19414
parentage
出身；家世；门第
A person's family origin, background, or social standing based on their parents.
- 1.
The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
父母的身份与性质,尤指出身的合法性。
- 2.
the state of being a parent
作为父母的状态
- 3.
The social quality of one's class in society.
出身的社会阶层属性。
- 4.
the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
后代与父母的亲属关系
- 5.
Origin; derivation.
起源；出身。
- 6.
the descendants of one individual
一个个体的后代
来源；起源；父母身份；为人父母；亲子关系；后代；后裔；父母的身份与性质,尤指出身的合法性。
In use
His parentage includes both French and German ancestors.
The court had to determine the child's legal parentage.
The joys of parentage are often accompanied by sleepless nights.
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。
[possessive] parentage
所有格修饰，强调所属关系。
His parentage is unknown.
他的出身不明。
the parentage of [sb/sth]
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.
Connections
Collocations
- of noble parentage
- 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。
- of humble parentage
- 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。
- of mixed parentage
- 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。
- of unknown parentage
- 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。
- of working-class parentage
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象父母（parent）的年龄（age）记录着你的出身（parentage）与家世。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
不可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 parentage 拼写相近，但没有一个与 /ˈpɛrəntədʒ/ 完全押韵。heritage、percentage、advantage 都以 -tage 结尾，但分别读 /ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ/、/pərˈsɛntɪdʒ/、/ədˈvæntɪdʒ/，结尾元音是 /ɪ/，而 parentage 的结尾是 /ədʒ/；重音位置也可能不同。orphanage 和 marriage 只共享 -age 后缀。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.