| 单词 | sense of entitlement |
| 释义 | > as lemmassense of entitlement c. The belief that one is inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment. Frequently in sense of entitlement. ΚΠ 1952 Mental Hygiene (U.S. National Assoc. for Mental Health) 36 243 The self-image can best be clarified through examination into those areas where one finds rage, resentment, withdrawal, or paralysis phenomena, conversion symptoms, sense of entitlement, felt needs, or unassailable assumptions. 1977 Boston Globe 25 Sept. b1/6 It's entitlement... I just think our children grow up taking a lot for granted. 1998 M. Loney Pursuit of Division 308 It is a striking example of the sense of entitlement of middle-class feminists that they should suppose that highly paid, prestigious occupations..should also provide incumbents with the right to routinely leave their posts at 4:30 p.m. 2009 Financial Times 7 Oct. 15/2 It involves abandoning the ingrained sense of entitlement and dependence prevalent in many of our communities. < as lemmas |
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