birthplace
gb/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/ us/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/
B1
英語
語義
0件の語義
名詞
B1
entity
1
place where someone was born
The place where you were born.
用法パターン：
[someone]'s birthplace; birthplace: [place]
よくある間違い：
Do not confuse birthplace (where you were born) with hometown (where you grew up or live).
類義語
place of birth (A common phrase with the same meaning.)
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native place (Often emphasizes a person's original home area, sometimes broader than the exact birth location.)
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natal place (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
対義語
deathplace (The place where someone died, not where they were born.)
コロケーション
his birthplace
|her birthplace
|their birthplace
|birthplace town
|birthplace city
|birthplace country
|official birthplace
|return to your birthplace
|visit your birthplace
|record someone's birthplace
テーマ
people
|identity
|geography
|biography
例文
- Her birthplace is listed as Nairobi on her passport application.
- He returned to his birthplace for the first time in thirty years.
- They built a small museum near the writer’s birthplace.
学習者向け例文
- My birthplace is Toronto.
- What is your birthplace?
名詞
B2
entity
2
place where something began
The place where something started.
用法パターン：
the birthplace of [something]
よくある間違い：
This meaning is often figurative; it does not mean something was literally born there.
類義語
origin (More general; not necessarily a place.)
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cradle (A figurative synonym that strongly suggests the early nurturing of a culture or movement.)
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source (Emphasizes where something comes from; can be abstract or physical.)
コロケーション
the birthplace of democracy
|the birthplace of jazz
|the birthplace of the movement
|considered the birthplace of
|widely seen as the birthplace of
|the birthplace of the modern era
|the birthplace of the internet
|the birthplace of a new idea
|the birthplace of innovation
|the birthplace of a revolution
テーマ
history
|culture
|society
例文
- The city is often described as the birthplace of modern theater.
- Many people see the region as the birthplace of the independence movement.
- The lab became the birthplace of several groundbreaking inventions.
学習者向け例文
- Athens is called the birthplace of democracy.
- This town was the birthplace of the festival.
文法
辞書形
birthplace
IPA
GB/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/
US/bˈɚθplˌeɪs/
音節・強勢
birth - place （2音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (birth)
活用形
Noun
- Base: birthplace
- Plural: birthplaces
関連語
表現
the birthplace of [something]
1/ðə bˈɚθplˌeɪs əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
origin place of something
Used to say a place is where something started.
例文
- Liverpool is often called the birthplace of British pop music.
- The neighborhood became the birthplace of a new street style.
- The university was the birthplace of the research project.