born to the purple

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Born and raised in a royal family. not-comparable
    — No one had had any experience of an emperor like Commodus, a Caesar born to the purple.
  2. Of children, born of prominent or high-ranking parents. broadly,not-comparable
    — Near-synonyms: to the manor born, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth

词形变化

born in the purple alternative

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royal purple regal purple nepotism baby

词源

Calque of Ancient Greek πορφυρογέννητος (porphurogénnētos); purple was a luxury color reserved for the Byzantine imperial family. In other kingdoms as well, purple has been traditionally associated with royalty; in some times and places this was because vibrant purple dyes were expensive.
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