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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。
特权；职权
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特权；职权
A right or privilege that someone has because of their position or role.
It is the manager's prerogative to hire and fire employees.
雇佣和解雇员工是经理的特权。
专有的世袭或官方权利或特权。
An exclusive hereditary or official right or privilege.
特定个人或群体独有的权利(尤指世袭或官方权利)
a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
君主等独享的权利或权力,尤其是作出决定或判决的权力。
A right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement.
权利,尤指因职位或角色而享有的权利。
A right, especially when due to one's position or role.
As the boss, it is his prerogative to make the final decision.
作为老板，做出最终决定是他的特权。
AI contextual example
The queen exercised her royal prerogative to pardon the prisoner.
女王行使了她的王室特权，赦免了那名囚犯。
AI contextual example
Only senior members have the prerogative to access this confidential file.
只有资深成员才有特权查看这份机密文件。
AI contextual example
suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males
选举权是成年白人男性的特权。
WordNet
It is the manager's prerogative to hire and fire employees.
雇佣和解雇员工是经理的特权。
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。
常见搭配动词有 exercise, use, assert 等。
She decided to exercise her prerogative and choose her own team.
她决定行使自己的特权，选择自己的团队。
Not this
It is prerogative for the manager to decide.
Use this
It is the manager's prerogative to decide.
“prerogative”是名词，不是形容词；表示“某人的特权”需用所有格或of结构。
Not this
Driving is a prerogative for adults.
Use this
Driving is a privilege for adults.
“prerogative”指因职位等拥有的专属权利，而“privilege”指一般性的好处或优待。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
做某事是某人的特权
It is your prerogative to change your mind.
改变主意是你的权利。
王室特权
The monarch exercises the royal prerogative to dissolve Parliament.
君主行使王室特权解散议会。
我用我的方式，这是我的特权。
From Bobby Brown's 1988 hit song 'My Prerogative', later covered by Britney Spears. The phrase became an anthem for personal independence and making one's own choices.
出自鲍比·布朗1988年的热门歌曲《My Prerogative》，后由布兰妮·斯皮尔斯翻唱。这句话成为个人独立和自主选择的象征。
改变主意是女人的特权。
A common saying often referenced in movies and TV shows, such as in 'Legally Blonde' and 'The Princess Diaries', highlighting the stereotype of female indecisiveness but also asserting a right to personal choice.
一句常见谚语，常在电影和电视节目中被引用，如《律政俏佳人》和《公主日记》，既突出了女性善变的刻板印象，也主张个人选择的权利。
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prerogative = pre（前） + rog（问） + ative，想象你拥有在别人提问前就做决定的权利。
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。
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.
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