Born into a family of the highest social class — nobles, aristocrats, royalty. It describes the birth, not the money or the behaviour: a high-born person is one whose family already had rank before they were born, and you cannot become high-born later by getting rich or famous.

Born into出生在 a family of the highest social class社會最上層的家庭 — nobles, aristocrats, royalty貴族、世家、王室。It它 describes說的是 the birth出身， not the money or the behaviour不是錢也不是行為： a high-born person一個 high-born 的人 is one whose family是家裡 before they were born在他出生之前 already had rank就已經有身分地位的人， and you而你 cannot沒辦法 later後來 by getting rich or famous靠變有錢或出名 become high-born變成 high-born。

It is an old, literary word. You meet it in history books, fantasy novels, period dramas, and translations of old stories — 'a high-born lady', 'his high-born wife'. Almost nobody says it about a living person today in ordinary conversation; modern English would say 'from a very rich family' or 'from an old aristocratic family'.

It它 is an old, literary word是個古老的、書卷氣的字。You你 in history books, fantasy novels, period dramas, and translations of old stories會在歷史書、奇幻小說、古裝劇和老故事的譯本裡 meet it遇到它 — 'a high-born lady'、'his high-born wife'。Almost nobody幾乎沒有人 today今天 in ordinary conversation在平常對話裡 says it about a living person用它來說一個活著的人； modern English現代英語 would say會說 'from a very rich family' 或 'from an old aristocratic family'。

Because it belongs to that old world, it often carries a faint flavour of the speaker's attitude: sometimes admiring, sometimes slightly mocking, as if to say this person expects to be treated well. Its opposite, 'low-born', is much harsher, and that pairing tells you the word comes from a time when people really believed birth decided worth.

Because因為 it它 belongs to that old world屬於那個舊世界， it它 often常常 carries帶著 the speaker's attitude說話者態度 a faint flavour of的一絲味道： sometimes admiring有時是欣賞， sometimes slightly mocking有時是輕輕的嘲諷， as if to say像在說 this person expects to be treated well這個人覺得自己理應被好好對待。Its opposite它的反義詞 'low-born' is much harsher重得多， and that pairing而這一組對照 tells you告訴你 the word這個字 comes from來自 people人們 really believed真心相信 birth decided worth出身決定價值 a time when的那個年代。

The spelling 'highborn', without the line, is also correct and quite common.

The spelling拼成 'highborn'， without the line不加那條線， is also correct也是對的 and quite common而且相當常見。