表達 「to have something in someone’s blood」 或 「be in someone’s blood」 的意思是 「某人的能力、天分或特質是遺傳的」,也就是俗話說的 「天生的」。比如,一家人當中如果有許多成員都從事一類工作或具備同一種天分,那就可以說這項技能是他們家族遺傳的,即 「in their blood」。
例句
Being a baker is in my blood – our family has owned a bakery for many generations.
我骨子裡就是個糕點師。我們家經營面包房已經好幾代了。
Art is in my blood – my mother was a painter and her father was a sculptor.
我的藝術細胞是與生俱來的。我母親曾是一名畫家,她父親曾是一名雕塑家。
People in every generation of Pete’s family have been football players – it’s in their blood.
彼得家的每一代人都是足球運動員。他們天生就是這塊料。