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。
• Freewill is still your prerogative, but having agreed a plan for your life you are drawn to those people and experiences that will help fulfil it.
  自由意志仍是你的特权，但是，在商定的计划，你的生活你被吸引到这些人的经验，这将有助于实现它。
• A ruler may use his prerogative of mercy towards a criminal.
  统治者可行使赦免罪犯的特权。
• 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。
• Making such decisions is not the sole prerogative of managers.
  作这类决定并不是管理者的专有特权。
• 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。
• These verbs mean to give as a favor, prerogative, or privilege.
  这些动词意指作为帮助，特权和权利而给予。
• A monarch has the prerogative of pardoning criminals.
  君主享有对罪犯的赦免权。
• Changing her mind is often jokingly called a women's prerogative.
  改变主意常被戏谑地称为女人的特权。
• 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。