名複: privileges
動變: 過去式:privileged 過去分詞:privileged 現在進行時:privileging
privilege
KK:[ˈprɪvḷɪdʒ] DJ:[ˈprivilidʒ]
n.
- 特權；優特[C][U]
- （個人的）恩典，殊榮[S]
- （議會內部享有的言論自由等）議會特權[C][U]
- （憲法保證公民享有的）基本權利[C][U]
vt.
- 給予……特權（或優待）
- 以特權免除
辨析
以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》
n.
- a special right, advantage, or immunity for a particular person. ▸a special benefit or honour.
- (also absolute privilege) (especially in a parliamentary context) the right to say or write something without the risk of punishment.
- the right of a lawyer or official to refuse to divulge confidential information.
- chiefly historical a grant of special rights or immunities, especially in the form of a franchise or monopoly.
v.
formal grant a privilege or privileges to.▸
(usu. be privileged from)
exempt from a liability or obligation.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from L. privilegium ‘bill or law affecting an individual’, from privus ‘private’ + lex, leg- ‘law’.
以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》