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prerogative

英 [prɪˈrɒɡətɪv]

美 [prɪˈrɑːɡətɪv]

n.  特权; 优先权

复数:prerogatives 

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Collins.1 / BNC.8821 / COCA.12257

牛津词典

    noun

    • 特权;优先权
      a right or advantage belonging to a particular person or group because of their importance or social position
      1. In many countries education is still the prerogative of the rich.
        在许多国家接受教育仍然是富人的特权。
      2. the royal prerogative (= the special rights of a king or queen)
        君主特权

    柯林斯词典

    • N-COUNT 特权;独有的权力;专利
      If something is theprerogativeof a particular person or group, it is a privilege or a power that only they have.
      1. Constitutional changes are exclusively the prerogative of the parliament...
        修改宪法是议会独有的权力。
      2. It is your prerogative to stop seeing that particular therapist and find another one.
        你有权决定不再去看那个治疗师而另找一个。

    英英释义

    noun

    • a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
      1. suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males
      Synonym:privilegeperquisiteexclusive right

    双语例句

    • The government has the prerogative of coining money.
      政府有铸造货币之特权。
    • That may be because he feels the world is his prerogative.
      这可能是因为他觉得世界是他的职权所在。
    • I'm gonna take the prerogative of the moderator and ask the last question of each of you.
      我要以主持人的身份,问最后一个问题,你们每个人都要回答。
    • A monarch has the prerogative of pardoning criminals.
      君主享有对罪犯的赦免权。
    • Reason to rule but mercy to forgive: the first is the law, the last prerogative.
      理智用于统治而仁慈用于宽恕:前者是规则,后者是特权。
    • It was Brady's prerogative to call him – or not.
      给不给他打电话,决定权在布雷迪。
    • A ruler may use his prerogative of mercy towards a criminal.
      统治者可行使赦免罪犯的特权。
    • At this point, it is the prerogative of the meeting-in-charge or the initiator to ensure an objective discussion.
      这时,负责会议的一方或者会议发起人要行使其权利,确保进行客观的讨论。
    • You know, gary, that's your prerogative. that's your right, to listen.
      你知道么,加里,你有特权,你有权利听。
    • Of course, you may hate any and all of those words and others; that is your prerogative.
      当然,你可以讨厌这其中任何一个或所有词,或者别的什么词,那是你的特权。