英语词汇“privilege”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

privilege

/ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒ

noun

1A special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group: education is a right, not a privilege [mass noun]: he has been accustomed all his life to wealth and privilege...

The bill, piloted by acting Foreign Affairs Minister Danny Montano, is meant to grant certain privileges and immunities to the ACS.
A citizen or class of citizens may not be granted privileges or immunities not granted on the same terms to all citizens.
In earlier times, people from wealthy families enjoyed great privileges not available to working-class and poor people.

Synonyms

advantage, right, benefit, prerogative, entitlement, birthright, due;

concession, freedom, liberty

1.1Something regarded as a special honour: I had the privilege of giving the Sir George Brown memorial lecture...

‘It is a great honour and privilege to receive this award, especially in such a forum,’ he commented.
He did, however, describe the awards haul as ‘a real privilege, a tremendous honour and a real achievement’.
It's an immense privilege and honour to lead the council and I'm very proud of what has been achieved in the last three years.

Synonyms

honour, pleasure, source of pleasure/pride/satisfaction

1.2 (also absolute privilege or parliamentary privilege) (Especially in a parliamentary context) the right to say or write something without the risk of incurring punishment or legal action for defamation: he called on MPs not to abuse their privilege [mass noun]: a breach of parliamentary privilege...

The committee, in its report, found the letter to be insulting but it did not constitute a breach of parliamentary privilege or contempt of Parliament.
They want to go into greater detail about how they can extend that right of parliamentary privilege to outside Parliament.
Parliamentary privilege is an ancient, much misunderstood concept, which I won't go into here.

1.3The right of a lawyer or official to refuse to divulge confidential information.Z refused to provide information to the prosecutors citing a privilege against giving testimony against one's spouse....

And the notion that this is some sort of lawless act on her part, as if no one has ever received what the lawyers call a privilege, a right not to reveal sources, it just isn't so.
The court also said that the reporter had a right to assert the privilege for nonconfidential information.

1.4chiefly historical A grant to an individual, corporation, or place of special rights or immunities, especially in the form of a franchise or monopoly.The maximization of exports was to be stimulated by subsidies, tax incentives, and monopoly privileges granted by the Crown to export enterprises....

Hummell explains how it is that government gained its monopoly privileges in the first place and how the will to be free is essential in undermining this monopoly.
Like rent, interest is the offspring of state-supported monopoly privilege, not of liberty or community.

Synonyms

immunity, exemption, dispensation

verb [with object] formal

1Grant a privilege or privileges to: English inheritance law privileged the eldest son...

These dovetailed with the devolution of a familial model based on the territorial prince and a rule of law privileging the eldest son.
Under this law, anyone who protests inside a church can be prosecuted on a charge far more serious than breach of the peace; it is an odd, arcane law, privileging the church, and should no doubt be abolished.
The law does not privilege the interests of men above those of women.

1.1Exempt (someone) from a liability or obligation to which others are subject: barristers are privileged from arrest going to, coming from, and abiding in court...

In some, but not all, forms of legal process, witnesses and parties attending and returning from court are privileged from arrest.

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin privilegium 'bill or law affecting an individual', from privus 'private' + lex, leg- 'law'.

单词	privilege
释义	privilege /ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒ / noun 1A special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group: education is a right, not a privilege [mass noun]: he has been accustomed all his life to wealth and privilege... The bill, piloted by acting Foreign Affairs Minister Danny Montano, is meant to grant certain privileges and immunities to the ACS. A citizen or class of citizens may not be granted privileges or immunities not granted on the same terms to all citizens. In earlier times, people from wealthy families enjoyed great privileges not available to working-class and poor people. Synonyms advantage, right, benefit, prerogative, entitlement, birthright, due; concession, freedom, liberty 1.1Something regarded as a special honour: I had the privilege of giving the Sir George Brown memorial lecture... ‘It is a great honour and privilege to receive this award, especially in such a forum,’ he commented. He did, however, describe the awards haul as ‘a real privilege, a tremendous honour and a real achievement’. It's an immense privilege and honour to lead the council and I'm very proud of what has been achieved in the last three years. Synonyms honour, pleasure, source of pleasure/pride/satisfaction 1.2 (also absolute privilege or parliamentary privilege) (Especially in a parliamentary context) the right to say or write something without the risk of incurring punishment or legal action for defamation: he called on MPs not to abuse their privilege [mass noun]: a breach of parliamentary privilege... The committee, in its report, found the letter to be insulting but it did not constitute a breach of parliamentary privilege or contempt of Parliament. They want to go into greater detail about how they can extend that right of parliamentary privilege to outside Parliament. Parliamentary privilege is an ancient, much misunderstood concept, which I won't go into here. 1.3The right of a lawyer or official to refuse to divulge confidential information.Z refused to provide information to the prosecutors citing a privilege against giving testimony against one's spouse.... And the notion that this is some sort of lawless act on her part, as if no one has ever received what the lawyers call a privilege, a right not to reveal sources, it just isn't so. The court also said that the reporter had a right to assert the privilege for nonconfidential information. 1.4chiefly historical A grant to an individual, corporation, or place of special rights or immunities, especially in the form of a franchise or monopoly.The maximization of exports was to be stimulated by subsidies, tax incentives, and monopoly privileges granted by the Crown to export enterprises.... Hummell explains how it is that government gained its monopoly privileges in the first place and how the will to be free is essential in undermining this monopoly. Like rent, interest is the offspring of state-supported monopoly privilege, not of liberty or community. Synonyms immunity, exemption, dispensation verb [with object] formal 1Grant a privilege or privileges to: English inheritance law privileged the eldest son... These dovetailed with the devolution of a familial model based on the territorial prince and a rule of law privileging the eldest son. Under this law, anyone who protests inside a church can be prosecuted on a charge far more serious than breach of the peace; it is an odd, arcane law, privileging the church, and should no doubt be abolished. The law does not privilege the interests of men above those of women. 1.1Exempt (someone) from a liability or obligation to which others are subject: barristers are privileged from* arrest going to, coming from, and abiding in court... In some, but not all, forms of legal process, witnesses and parties attending and returning from court are privileged from arrest. Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin privilegium* 'bill or law affecting an individual', from privus 'private' + lex, leg- 'law'.
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