He was born in the city.
born是动词还是形容词?如果是动词的话,它加一个was不是表被动吗?
born in the city是固定搭配吗?就是出生在城市的介词只能用in吗?
谓语动词: was born(被动语态,不要看成系表结构), in the city是地点状语。不存在你说的的固定搭配,只不过经常使用而已。详细参考牛津词典:
(abbr. b.) to come out of your mother's body at the beginning of your life 出生;出世
[ VN]
•I was born in 1976. 我生于1976年。
•She was born into a very musical family. 她生于音乐之家。
•He was born of/to German parents. 他的生身父母是德国人。
•She was born with a weak heart. 她生来就有一个衰弱的心脏。
[ VN-ADJ]
•Her brother was born blind (= was blind when he was born) . 她的哥哥先天性失明。
[ VN-N]
•John Wayne was born Marion Michael Morrison (= that was his name at birth) . 约翰•韦恩出生时取名马里恩•迈克尔•莫里森。