雅思詞匯辨析之born與borne

　　區(qū)別一

　　在主動語態(tài)中，只能用 borne。如：

　　She has borne him six children. 她給他生了 6 個孩子。

　　她生了一男一女。

　　誤：She has born a son and a daughter.

　　正：She has borne a son and a daughter.

　　區(qū)別二

　　在帶有 by 短語的被動語態(tài)中，要用 borne。如：

　　他是一個英國婦女生的。

　　誤：He was born by an English woman.

　　正：He was borne by an English woman.

　　區(qū)別三

　　用于 be born 表示“出生”時，不用 borne。如：

　　He was born in Beijing on April 15, 1966. 他于 1966 年 4 月 15 日出生在北京。

　　Ten children are born in this hospital every day. 這家醫(yī)院每天有 10 個孩子出生。

　　He was born to [of] wealthy parents. 他出生在有錢人家。

　　He was born French, but later took Canadian citizenship. 他生為法國人，但后來取得了加拿大的公民身份。

　　有時用于比喻義。如：

　　He was born to be a great writer. 他生來就注定是一個偉大的作家。

　　區(qū)別四

　　born 有時可用于名詞前作定語，表示“天生的”，此時不能用 borne。如：

　　He was a born poet. 他天生是個詩人。

　　區(qū)別五

　　若用于“生育”之外的其他意義，其過去分詞要用 borne。如：

　　The task is borned on our shoulders. 這任務(wù)落在我們的肩上。