Word · Frequency #6262
entitlement
权利；应得的权利
核心释义
The right to have or receive something, whether real or felt.
- 1.
拥有某物的权利(实际的或认为的)。
The right to have something, whether actual or perceived.
- 2.
做某事的权力；职权。
Power, an authority to do something.
- 3.
有权获得的东西；应得的权益。
Something to which one is entitled.
- 4.
政府依法向符合条件的个人、企业或政府单位支付款项的法律义务(如美国的社会保障)。
A legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government that meets the criteria set in law, such as social security in the US.
法定福利；政府津贴；应得之物；应得的待遇；权力；授权；拥有某物的权利(实际的或认为的)。；做某事的权力；职权。
用法In use
She believes that everyone has a basic entitlement to free healthcare.
用法提示：entitlement 作名词，表示“权利”，此处指法律或合同赋予的福利权利。
The new law reduced the entitlements available to low-income families.
用法提示：entitlements 为复数形式，指多种福利权益。
His sense of entitlement made him expect special treatment without earning it.
用法提示：entitlement 在此指一种心理上的“理所当然”的态度，但仍源于权利概念。
entitlement to [something]
The entitlement to unemployment benefits is limited.
失业救济金的权利是有限的。
have a[n] entitlement to [something]
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- entitlement program
- 福利计划
- The government's entitlement programs include Social Security and Medicare.政府的福利计划包括社会保障和医疗保险。
- entitlement reform
- 福利改革
- Entitlement reform is a contentious issue in Congress.福利改革在国会是一个有争议的问题。
- entitlement spending
- 福利支出
- Entitlement spending accounts for a large portion of the federal budget.福利支出占联邦预算的很大一部分。
- sense of entitlement
- 特权意识
- Many critics argue that his sense of entitlement is unhealthy.许多批评者认为他的特权意识是不健康的。
- entitlement mentality
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
en（进入）+title（头衔）+ment（名词后缀），有头衔就代表有权利。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域中性，常用于法律、合同、社会福利等正式语境。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the suffix -ment /mənt/, but stress and preceding vowels differ; they do not all rhyme with each other or with 'entitlement'.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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