| 单词 | privileged |
| 释义 | privileged (prɪvɪlɪdʒd ) 1. adjective Someone who is privileged has an advantage or opportunity that most other people do not have, often because of their wealth or high social class. They were, by and large, a very wealthy, privileged elite. I felt very privileged to work at the university. Synonyms: special, powerful, advantaged, favoured The privileged are people who are privileged. They are only interested in preserving the power of the privileged. The rich are oblivious to the many social and financial obstacles faced by the less privileged. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Privileged information is known by only a small group of people, who are not legally required to give it to anyone else. The data is privileged information, not to be shared with the general public. Mr Nixon argued the tapes were privileged. Collocations: privileged childhood The narrator, a sensitive young writer, reflects on his transition from privileged childhood to disenchanted adulthood. Times, Sunday Times She lacked self-worth, a state of affairs - she now found out - stemming from her outwardly very privileged childhood and a complicated bond with her parents. Times, Sunday Times It was a privileged childhood but, as her parents' marriage disintegrated, and they divorced, she was treated as an encumbrance. Times,Sunday Times Even a privileged childhood contains its anxieties. Times, Sunday Times Spies later recalled that he had a pleasant and privileged childhood, one filled with recreation and study. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It would make him miss the sport that gives him such a privileged existence. Times, Sunday Times Their privileged existence, living in luxury and surrounded by armed security will still be funded by the public. The Sun The longevity of presidents may be linked to their privileged existence. Times, Sunday Times It was a privileged existence. Times, Sunday Times He enjoyed an hour's walk in the sun- dappled exercise yard- an incomparably more privileged existence than he allowed his captive family. Times, Sunday Times He had survived the infamous ordeal on the raft and had privileged information to impart. Times, Sunday Times (2007) But a hankering for privileged information was not all that drew us there. Christianity Today (2000) He formed an oversight committee and drew up a list of people with access to privileged information. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Not long ago, it was only for a privileged minority of school-leavers. Times, Sunday Times For the privileged minority, facilities were good; for the majority, they were poor. Times, Sunday Times The reason most cited was that high fees would offer an unfair advantage to the privileged minority of students who could afford them. Times, Sunday Times This results in exploitation of the majority by a privileged minority. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She should be ashamed of herself for taking advantage of her privileged status. The Sun The grand-slams and their client governing bodies have enjoyed privileged status for far too long. Times, Sunday Times But there has always been a practical and logical problem with giving faith this privileged status. Times, Sunday Times According to this court, the presence of the pastoral intern did not affect the privileged status of the conversation. Christianity Today But in the 21st century, authorities in leading industrialised countries are questioning this privileged status. Times, Sunday Times Is that because he feels, having had a privileged upbringing, that he wants to give something back? Times, Sunday Times Seven per cent of the country has been privately educated — has enjoyed, in other words, a privileged upbringing. Times, Sunday Times The old cigar-chomper had quite a privileged upbringing. The Sun Born in 1986, she had a privileged upbringing. Times, Sunday Times He had a privileged upbringing and has never worried about money. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 有特权的 Japanese: 特権階級の |
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