prerogative

英 [prɪˈrɒɡətɪv]

美 [prɪˈrɑːɡətɪv]

n.  特权; 优先权

复数：prerogatives　

IELTSGRE

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

• 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。
• Suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males.
  选举权过去是白人成年男子的特权。
• 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。
• 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。
• It was Brady's prerogative to call him – or not.
  给不给他打电话，决定权在布雷迪。
• 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。
• Then, the paper gives more detailed description on the inner property of prerogative of mercy.
  随后，论文较为详细地探讨了赦免权的内在属性。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。