pre·rog·a·tive
noun/prɪˈrɒɡətɪv/
/prɪˈrɑːɡətɪv/
(formal)- a right or advantage belonging to a particular person or group because of their importance or social position
特权；优先权 - 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 - The president exercised his prerogative to veto the bill.
总统行使否决该法案的特权。
Extra Examples- Making such decisions is not the sole prerogative of managers.
作这类决定并不是管理者的专有特权。 - The tsar protected his personal prerogatives.
沙皇维护了自己的私人特权。 - one of the prerogatives enjoyed by the president
总统享有的特权之一 - women who challenge male prerogatives
挑战男性特权的女性 - She thinks it's a woman's prerogative to change her mind!
她认为改变主意是女人的特权！
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- exclusive
- sole
- constitutional
- …
- enjoy
- have
- assert
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Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin praerogativa ‘(the verdict of) the political division which was chosen to vote first in the assembly’, feminine (used as noun) of praerogativus ‘asked first’, from prae ‘before’ + rogare ‘ask’. - In many countries education is still the prerogative of the rich.