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

• 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。
• 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 monarch has the prerogative of pardoning criminals.
  君主享有对罪犯的赦免权。
• No single molecule has the sole prerogative of growth regulation.
  没有一种单个的分子具有调节生长的唯一特权。
• 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。
• This brings me to my second point-innovation and technology are not the prerogative of new industries.
  这带到我要谈的第二点：创新与科技并不是新兴工业所专享的。
• 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。
• It was Brady's prerogative to call him – or not.
  给不给他打电话，决定权在布雷迪。
• 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 ruler may use his prerogative of mercy towards a criminal.
  统治者可行使赦免罪犯的特权。