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

A privilege is a special advantage not enjoyed by everyone. If you're very snooty, you probably don't allow just anyone the privilege of being your friend.

Privilege comes from Latin privilegium, meaning a law for just one person, and means a benefit enjoyed by an individual or group beyond what's available to others. Someone wealthy come from privilege. Someone with a library card has borrowing privileges. Privilege can also be used as a verb. If you are on a committee giving away scholarships, you'll have to decide whether to privilege students from poor backgrounds or the students with high test scores.

WORD FAMILY

privilege: privileged, privileges, privileging+/privileged: underprivileged

USAGE EXAMPLES

Wendy Garden, the curator of last year’s art exhibition On the Beach, wrote that beaches occupied “a privileged place in the national psyche”.

The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017)

For example, I am not disabled – this is a major area of privilege for me.

The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017)

“They are used to being a part of the European Union and enjoying all the privileges and rights of European citizens,” he said.

The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)

1n a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all

Hyper

advantage, vantage

the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

2n a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

exclusive right, perquisite, prerogative

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

3n (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship

Hypo|Hyper

attorney-client privilege

the right of a lawyer to refuse to divulge confidential information from his client

informer's privilege

the right of the government to refuse to reveal the identity of an informer

journalist's privilege

the right of a journalist to refuse to divulge sources of confidential information

husband-wife privilege, marital communications privilege

neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from the other while they were married

physician-patient privilege

the right of a physician to refuse to divulge confidential information from a patient without the consent of the patient

priest-penitent privilege

the right of a clergyman to refuse to divulge confidential information received from a person during confession or similar exchanges

right

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

4v bestow a privilege upon

Syn|Hyper

favor, favour

allow, countenance, let, permit

consent to, give permission

单词	privilege
释义	privilege (once / 138 pages) nv A privilege is a special advantage not enjoyed by everyone. If you're very snooty, you probably don't allow just anyone the privilege of being your friend. Privilege comes from Latin privilegium, meaning a law for just one person, and means a benefit enjoyed by an individual or group beyond what's available to others. Someone wealthy come from privilege. Someone with a library card has borrowing privileges. Privilege can also be used as a verb. If you are on a committee giving away scholarships, you'll have to decide whether to privilege students from poor backgrounds or the students with high test scores. WORD FAMILY privilege: privileged, privileges, privileging+/privileged: underprivileged USAGE EXAMPLES Wendy Garden, the curator of last year’s art exhibition On the Beach, wrote that beaches occupied “a privileged place in the national psyche”. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) For example, I am not disabled – this is a major area of privilege for me. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) “They are used to being a part of the European Union and enjoying all the privileges and rights of European citizens,” he said. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1n a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all Hyper advantage, vantage the quality of having a superior or more favorable position 2n a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper exclusive right, perquisite, prerogative 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 3n (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship Hypo\|Hyper attorney-client privilege the right of a lawyer to refuse to divulge confidential information from his client informer's privilege the right of the government to refuse to reveal the identity of an informer journalist's privilege the right of a journalist to refuse to divulge sources of confidential information husband-wife privilege, marital communications privilege neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from the other while they were married physician-patient privilege the right of a physician to refuse to divulge confidential information from a patient without the consent of the patient priest-penitent privilege the right of a clergyman to refuse to divulge confidential information received from a person during confession or similar exchanges right an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature 4v bestow a privilege upon Syn\|Hyper favor, favour allow, countenance, let, permit consent to, give permission
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