英语词汇“prerogative”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A prerogative is someone's special right or privilege. As Bobby Brown once sang, "I don't need permission / Make my own decisions / That's my prerogative."

Prerogative goes back to a Latin root for a group having the right to vote first (prae- 'pre-' + rogare 'to ask') and thus came to mean "privileged rank." In current use, it refers to a right or privilege held by any person or group. A near synonym is privilege, which puts more emphasis on the fact that others do not have it. The self-justifying phrase "That's my prerogative" (for example, in reference to changing one's mind) is quite common.

WORD FAMILY

prerogative: prerogatives

USAGE EXAMPLES

Mr. Obama’s action also was hardly a usurpation of Congress’s prerogatives, despite some of the overheated rhetoric from the president’s critics.

Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016)

However, regulations on expansion, to keep urbanisation as compact as possible, will be the bigger prerogative of cities, Creutzig says.

The Guardian(Dec 27, 2016)

From George Washington to Abraham Lincoln, presidents were sensitive, by and large, to Congress’s constitutional prerogatives, which Congress asserted vigorously.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 16, 2016)

n a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)

suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

exclusive right, perquisite, privilege

easement

(law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land)

privilege of the floor

the right to be admitted onto the floor of a legislative assembly while it is in session

public easement

any easement enjoyed by the public in general (as the public's right to use public streets)

right of way

the privilege of someone to pass over land belonging to someone else

right

an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature

单词	prerogative
释义	prerogative (once / 1055 pages) n A prerogative is someone's special right or privilege. As Bobby Brown once sang, "I don't need permission / Make my own decisions / That's my prerogative." Prerogative goes back to a Latin root for a group having the right to vote first (prae- 'pre-' + rogare 'to ask') and thus came to mean "privileged rank." In current use, it refers to a right or privilege held by any person or group. A near synonym is privilege, which puts more emphasis on the fact that others do not have it. The self-justifying phrase "That's my prerogative" (for example, in reference to changing one's mind) is quite common. WORD FAMILY prerogative: prerogatives USAGE EXAMPLES Mr. Obama’s action also was hardly a usurpation of Congress’s prerogatives, despite some of the overheated rhetoric from the president’s critics. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) However, regulations on expansion, to keep urbanisation as compact as possible, will be the bigger prerogative of cities, Creutzig says. The Guardian(Dec 27, 2016) From George Washington to Abraham Lincoln, presidents were sensitive, by and large, to Congress’s constitutional prerogatives, which Congress asserted vigorously. Wall Street Journal(Dec 16, 2016) n a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper exclusive right, perquisite, privilege easement (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land) privilege of the floor the right to be admitted onto the floor of a legislative assembly while it is in session public easement any easement enjoyed by the public in general (as the public's right to use public streets) right of way the privilege of someone to pass over land belonging to someone else right an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
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