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单词 natural-born
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natural-bornadj.

Brit. /ˌnatʃ(ə)rəlˈbɔːn/, /ˌnatʃ(ə)rl̩ˈbɔːn/, U.S. /ˈnætʃər(ə)lˈbɔrn/, /ˈnætʃr(ə)lˈbɔrn/
Forms: see natural adj. and born adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: natural adj., born adj.
Etymology: < natural adj. + born adj. Compare earlier naturally born adj. at naturally adv. 11a, native-born adj.
1. Having a specified position, nationality, etc., by birth; native-born. See naturally born adj. at naturally adv. 11a. Cf. also natural adj. 14a.
ΚΠ
1583 Ld. Burghley Execution of Iustice sig. E.iii D. Sanders a natural borne Subiect but an unnaturall worne priest.
1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. xxix. 53/2 The children of Mestiços are of colour and fashion like the naturall borne Countrimen.
1625 in H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles (1655) 21 Divers of the naturall-born subjects of this Kingdome..do..claim precedency of the Peers of this Realm.
1695 Act 7 & 8 Will. III (1696) 478 A Natural born Subject of this Realm..Who shall be willing to Enter and Register himself for the Service of His Majesty.
1709 Act 7 Anne c. 5 §3 The Children of all natural-born Subjects, born out of the Ligeance of her Majesty..shall be deemed..to be natural-born Subjects of this Kingdom.
1776 in T. Jefferson Public Papers 344 All persons who..propose to reside..and who shall subscribe the fundamental laws, shall be considered as residents and entitled to all the rights of persons natural born.
1833 Penny Cycl. I. 338/2 It is not true that every person, born out of the dominion of the crown, is therefore an alien; nor is a person born within them necessarily a natural-born subject.
1866 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. IX. xxvi. 439 Every one who first saw the light on the American soil was a natural-born citizen.
1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 662/2 A natural-born British woman, having become an alien by marriage, and thereafter being a widow, may be rehabilitated under conditions slightly more favourable than are required for naturalization.
1965 New Statesman 30 Apr. 670/2 He proclaims proudly, in a modulated Birmingham accent that makes him sound like a well-bred Australian: ‘I'm a natural born Brummie.’
2001 Hong Kong Imail (Nexis) 23 July The territory's highest court ruled that only natural-born Hong Kong children were entitled to the right of abode.
2. Having a specified character or constitution from birth. Cf. born adj. 8.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > character or nature > [adjective] > natural, born, or by birth
bornOE
kinda1375
naturate1509
natural1598
natural-born1835
1835 J. P. Kennedy Horse-shoe Robinson I. xiii. 251 Wat talks like a natural born fool.
1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 137 The chief being a natural-born idiot, came with two of his head men.
1918 W. Cather My Ántonia iv. iii. 359 Ántonia is a natural-born mother. I wish she could marry and raise a family, but I don't know as there's much chance now.
1957 J. Kerouac On the Road i. xi. 71 Everybody in America is a natural-born thief.
1994 Gazette (Montreal) 5 Nov. j1/4 The authors..present Trudeau as a natural-born, big ‘L’ Liberal instead of a trendy rich socialist.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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