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

• No single molecule has the sole prerogative of growth regulation.
  没有一种单个的分子具有调节生长的唯一特权。
• 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。
• That's your prerogative, as long as you remain a woman.
  这是你作为女人的特权。
• 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。
• The government has the prerogative of coining money.
  政府有铸造货币之特权。
• Unfortunately new ideas are not the prerogative of those who spend a long time doing research.
  可惜新思想并不是那些长期从事研究工作的人所特有的权利。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Unfortunately new idea is not the prerogative of those who spends a long time do research.
  不巧的是，新观念并非为长时间从事研究工作的人所垄断。