prerogative
英 [prɪˈrɒɡətɪv]
美 [prɪˈrɑːɡətɪv]
n. 特权; 优先权
复数:prerogatives
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- 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。 - the royal prerogative (= the special rights of a king or queen)
君主特权
- In many countries education is still the prerogative of the rich.
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.- Constitutional changes are exclusively the prerogative of the parliament...
修改宪法是议会独有的权力。 - 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。
- Constitutional changes are exclusively the prerogative of the parliament...
英英释义
noun
- a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
- suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - It's a handlers prerogative to determine what his dog needs at any one point in time.
及时确定在某个时刻狗需要什么是训练员的特权。 - 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。 - This prerogative is left to the 1000 or more authorised business schools spread throughout India.
这种特权落到了遍布在全印度的1000余所获得授权的商学院手中。 - 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。 - Suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males.
选举权过去是白人成年男子的特权。 - 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。 - This brings me to my second point-innovation and technology are not the prerogative of new industries.
这带到我要谈的第二点:创新与科技并不是新兴工业所专享的。 - 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。