今日短語
表達 “to have something in someone’s blood” 或 “be in someone’s blood” 的意思是 “某人的能力、天分或特質是遺傳的”,也就是俗話說的 “天生的”。比如,一傢人當中如果有許多成員都從事一類工作或具備同一種天分,那就可以說這項技能是他們傢族遺傳的,即 “in their blood”。
例句
Being a baker is in my blood – our family has owned a bakery for many generations.
我骨子裡就是個糕點師。我們傢經營面包房已經好幾代瞭。
Art is in my blood – my mother was a painter and her father was a sculptor.
我的藝術細胞是與生俱來的。我母親曾是一名畫傢,她父親曾是一名雕塑傢。
People in every generation of Pete’s family have been football players – it’s in their blood.
彼得傢的每一代人都是足球運動員。他們天生就是這塊料。
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