Question of the Day #862

Where once you had to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth, now a middle-class person could afford a whole set.

From the 20th paragraph of this article at The Sydney Morning Herald.

  上記の文で、born with a silver spoon in your mouthの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "born with a silver spoon in your mouth" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

《be ～》裕福な［金持ちの・富貴の］家に生まれた、生まれつき金持ちである、高貴な家柄に生まれた、上流の生まれである、良い星の下に生まれた、何不自由なく育った◆【直訳】銀のスプーンを口にくわえて生まれた ⇒ 銀のスプーンを使っているような金持ちの家に生まれた

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

born into a very wealthy family

   

Examples

• Samantha was born with a silver spoon in her mouth; there's always someone to pay her bills if her inheritance isn't enough.
• We may both be wealthy now, but I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth. I had nothing when I was young, and all of my fortune is down to my own hard work.
• Everyone who attends that university was born with a silver spoon in their mouth, so I just don't think it's the right place for me.
• It is an issue close to her heart as she raised her son Shiia while a single mother and, as she puts it, “wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth”. (The Royal Gazette)
• Needless to say, 39-year-old Laps—that’s his nickname—was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, which he immediately had gold-plated and diamond-­encrusted, then filled with cocaine (hello, Mr. DeLorean!) and later heroin. (Car and Driver Magazine)

   

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