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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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 man of renowned power or authority. suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males.
  王握有权柄或有权威的男子选举权过去是白人成年男子的特权。
• 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。
• 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。
• A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.
  懦夫没有能力去表现爱；爱是勇者的特权。
• It has always been the special prerogative of young people to look and act weird and shock grown-ups.
  年轻的一代似乎都有这样的特权可以有奇怪的打扮和怪异的行为来使年长的一代发疯。
• 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。