Word · Frequency #8821
Fully loadedprerogative
特权；职权
A right or privilege that someone has because of their position or role.
- 1.
An exclusive hereditary or official right or privilege.
专有的世袭或官方权利或特权。
- 2.
a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
特定个人或群体独有的权利(尤指世袭或官方权利)
- 3.
A right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement.
君主等独享的权利或权力,尤其是作出决定或判决的权力。
- 4.
A right, especially when due to one's position or role.
权利,尤指因职位或角色而享有的权利。
- 5.
A property, attribute or ability which gives one a superiority or advantage over others; an inherent advantage or privilege; a talent.
使人优于或胜过他人的性质、属性或能力；内在优势或特权；才能。
独有权利；专有权；世袭特权；君权；王权；君主特权；天赋；优势；特长；专有的世袭或官方权利或特权。；特定个人或群体独有的权利(尤指世袭或官方权利)
In use
As the boss, it is his prerogative to make the final decision.
The queen exercised her royal prerogative to pardon the prisoner.
Only senior members have the prerogative to access this confidential file.
suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males
it is sb's prerogative to do sth
It is the manager's prerogative to hire and fire employees.
雇佣和解雇员工是经理的特权。
the prerogative of [noun]
常用于正式或历史语境。
The king exercised the prerogative of mercy.
国王行使了赦免特权。
Connections
Collocations
- royal prerogative
- 王室特权
- The royal prerogative allows the monarch to grant pardons.王室特权允许君主赦免罪犯。
- executive prerogative
- 行政特权
- The president used his executive prerogative to veto the bill.总统运用其行政特权否决了该法案。
- personal prerogative
- 个人特权
- It's your personal prerogative to choose your own career path.选择自己的职业道路是你的个人特权。
- constitutional prerogative
- 宪法赋予的特权
- The constitution grants certain constitutional prerogatives to the judiciary.宪法赋予司法部门某些宪法特权。
- exercise one's prerogative
- 行使某人的特权
- She exercised her prerogative to remain silent during the trial.她在审判过程中行使了自己保持沉默的特权。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
prerogative = pre（前） + rog（问） + ative，想象你拥有在别人提问前就做决定的权利。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律、政治 通常用于正式或法律语境，比较常见于描述官方或世袭权利。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the suffix spelling '-ative' (except 'positive' has '-itive'), but their pronunciations differ. None rhyme with 'prerogative' because its stressed vowel /ɑ/ and following consonant /ɡ/ do not match those of the listed words.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from AI_FALLBACK, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.