en·ti·tle
verb/ɪnˈtaɪtl/
/ɪnˈtaɪtl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they entitle | /ɪnˈtaɪtl/ /ɪnˈtaɪtl/ |
| he / she / it entitles | /ɪnˈtaɪtlz/ /ɪnˈtaɪtlz/ |
| past simple entitled | /ɪnˈtaɪtld/ /ɪnˈtaɪtld/ |
| past participle entitled | /ɪnˈtaɪtld/ /ɪnˈtaɪtld/ |
| -ing form entitling | /ɪnˈtaɪtlɪŋ/ /ɪnˈtaɪtlɪŋ/ |
- [often passive] to give somebody the right to have or to do something
使享有权利；使符合资格 - be entitled to something You will be entitled to your pension when you reach 65.
你到 65 岁就有资格领取养老金。 - Everyone's entitled to their own opinion.
人人都有权发表自己的意见。 - entitle somebody to do something This ticket does not entitle you to travel first class.
你拿这张票不能坐头等舱。
Extra Examples- Of course, he's entitled to his opinion but I think he's wrong.
当然，他有权发表他的看法，但是我认为他错了。 - Passengers will be entitled to a full refund of the cost of the ticket.
乘客购票款可全额退还。 - The authorities were entitled to act as they did.
当局有权这样做。 - The discount vouchers entitle you to money off your electricity bill.
折扣券使您可以从电费中扣除费用。
- be entitled to something You will be entitled to your pension when you reach 65.
- [usually passive] to give a title to a book, play, etc.
给…命名（或题名） - be entitled + noun He read a poem entitled ‘Salt’.
他朗诵了一首题为《盐》的诗。 - The company launched a huge marketing campaign entitled ‘Buy Blue’.
该公司推出了一个名为Buy Blue的大型市场推广活动。
- be entitled + noun He read a poem entitled ‘Salt’.
Word Originlate Middle English (formerly also as intitle): via Old French from late Latin intitulare, from in- ‘in’ + Latin titulus ‘title’.