silver spoon

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Wealth passed down or inherited. idiomatic,uncountable
    — He was born with a silver spoon and an upturned nose. He didn't lose the latter when he squandered the former.

词源

Rooted in 18th century European table-setting customs, when diners would bring their own utensils to the meal. To distinguish themselves from serfs and peasants, members of the land-owning classes often used silver cutlery, whence the term silverware.
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