| 单词 | begotten |
| 释义 | begotten (once / 2129 pages) adj Something is begotten when it's been generated by procreation — in other words, it's been fathered. A somewhat old fashioned adjective, begotten is the past participle of the verb beget, which means to father or produce as offspring. You might recognize this word from John 3:16, one of the most popular and most often quoted bible verses: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." WORD FAMILYbegotten: misbegotten USAGE EXAMPLESCan it be that they are simply begotten by normal people? The New Yorker(Aug 07, 2016) Arthur had been begotten on the night when Uther Pendragon burst into her castle. T. H. White, The Once and Future King(1958) David Torres of Seguin got it officially started with a Christian rap, “The Begotten Son,” and it took off from there. Washington Times(Jul 04, 2016) adj (of offspring) generated by procreation naturally begotten child Syn biological of parents and children; related by blood |
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