vocab131 / 217

highborn

/ˈhaɪbɔːrn/C2

出身高贵的 (adj.)

古风或奇幻色彩很浓的词，由 `high` 和 `born` 组合而成，专指贵族阶层出身的人。

My horse took an arrow, so I was on foot, slogging through the mud.

He came running at me, this dumb highborn lad

thinking he could end the rebellion with a single swing of his sword.