| 单词 | accident of birth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasaccident of birth P1. accident of birth: (a) the chance which determines the circumstances into which a person is born, esp. as a feature contributing to later life; (b) an attribute that a person inherits or acquires through birth. ΚΠ a1683 A. Sidney Disc. Govt. (1698) ii. 168 The prudence of choice surpasses the accidents of birth. 1730 Observ. Writings Craftsmen 25 She is sensible, that the one, Merit only can possess; whilst the rest are daily obtain'd by the Accident of Birth or Advantages of Alliance. 1837 B. Disraeli Venetia I. 4 With all the brilliant accidents of birth, and beauty, and fortune. 1859 J. W. Moulton Anal. Amer. Law 33 Those who by accident of birth are partially disqualified..as illegitimates, adulterines, and foundlings..from political rights. 1922 Woman's World (Chicago) Nov. 4/1 The accident of birth may make a milksop a millionaire, or a king. 1963 Ebony Sept. 50/2 Color—an accident of birth—..did not prevent him from becoming one of the most remarkable men of that or any other age. 2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 18 Oct. 24/4 Her comprehensive and forthright book describes how a not particularly sensitive or intelligent woman was exalted by accident of birth. < as lemmas |
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