| 单词 | privilege |
| 释义 | Word Frequency privilege(ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒ) noun 1. a benefit, immunity, etc, granted under certain conditions 2. the advantages and immunities enjoyed by a small usually powerful group or class, esp to the disadvantage of others one of the obstacles to social harmony is privilege 3. any of the fundamental rights guaranteed to the citizens of a country by its constitution 4. a. the right of a lawyer to refuse to divulge information obtained in confidence from a client b. the right claimed by any of certain other functionaries to refuse to divulge information executive privilege 5. the rights and immunities enjoyed by members of most legislative bodies, such as freedom of speech, freedom from arrest in civil cases during a session, etc 6. US stock exchange a speculative contract permitting its purchaser to make optional purchases or sales of securities at a specified time over a limited period of time See also call (sense 61), put (sense 20), spread (sense 24c), straddle (sense 9)verb (transitive) 7. to bestow a privilege or privileges upon 8. (foll by from) to free or exempt Word origin C12: from Old French privilēge, from Latin prīvilēgium law relevant to rights of an individual, from prīvus an individual + lēx law |
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