词源趣谈 | born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth 出身显贵

born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth 用来形容某人出生在富贵之家。

过去婴儿受洗时，教父（或教母）会给他们的教子一把银汤勺。因而，人们也就用银汤勺来象征婴儿天生富贵。