素性

birth; lineage; parentage; origin

Meaning

  1. n
    birth; lineage; parentage; origin
  2. n
    identity; background; history; past
  3. n
    provenance; origin
  4. n
    feature

Example sentences

  • Tracing a renegade's family background, you'll find him the black sheep.

  • Little as we know about her origins, we can at least be sure that she is a pilot of Evangelion.

  • Don't trust a man whose past you know nothing about.