| 单词 | silver spoon |
| 释义 | silver spoon (once / 8927 pages) n When a person is described as "born with a silver spoon in his mouth," it means that his family is very wealthy, and he is likely to lead a privileged life. If you picture a baby eating mashed bananas from a tiny spoon, this saying will make sense to you. If the baby's family is rich, that baby spoon might very well be made of silver — in a way it represents the luxury and ease of the rest of the baby's life, especially compared to those who were fed from regular plastic spoons. The phrase seems to be American in origin, and it was first used around 1800. WORD FAMILYsilver spoon: silver spoons USAGE EXAMPLESWhite bass are fair on live minnows and silver spoons. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) “I still can’t believe it. They are telling me now I was born with a silver spoon.” Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) White bass are good on slabs and silver spoons. Washington Times(Dec 07, 2016) n the inherited wealth of established upper-class families he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth Syn|Hyper old money inherited wealth wealth that is inherited rather than earned |
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