| 释义 |
privilege/ˈprivilidʒ/ n. & v.●n. 1a a right, advantage, or immunity, belonging to a person, class, or office (个人、阶层、职位的)特权，特别优惠；特免 b the freedom of members of a legislative assembly when speaking at its meetings (议员在议会上的)言论自由权 2 a special benefit or honour 特许的利益；特殊的荣誉 it is a privilege to meet you 见到你深感荣幸 3 a monopoly or patent granted to an individual, corporation, etc. (个人或公司等的)垄断权，专利权 4 US Stock Exch. an option [美]【股】优先购买权 ●v. tr. 1 invest with a privilege 授予…特权 2 (foll. by 后跟 to + infin.) allow (a person) as a privilege (to do something) 特许(某人)做(某事) 3 (often foll. by 常后跟 from) exempt (a person from a liability etc.) 免除(某人债务等) □ privileged adj.[Middle English via Old French privilege from Latin privilegium ‘bill or law affecting an individual’, from privus ‘private’ + lex legis ‘law’] |