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(某人或某團體獨享的)特權,優惠
A privilege is a special right or advantage that only one person or group has.
例句
The Russian Federation has issued a decree abolishing special privileges for government officials.
俄羅斯聯邦已經頒布法令廢除政府官員的特權。
...the ancient powers and privileges of the House of Commons.
國會下議院古老的權力和特權
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(常指因財富、社會地位而享有的)特權,優惠
If you talk about privilege, you are talking about the power and advantage that only a small group of people have, usually because of their wealth or their high social class.
例句
Pironi was the son of privilege and wealth, and it showed...
皮羅尼出身于有錢有勢的豪門,這看得出來。
Having been born to privilege in old Hollywood, she was carrying on a family tradition by acting.
她出身于過去好萊塢的名門,繼承了當演員的家族傳統。
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榮幸;榮耀
You can use privilege in expressions such as be a privilege or have the privilege when you want to show your appreciation of someone or something or to show your respect.
例句
It must be a privilege to know such a man...
認識這樣的人肯定很榮幸。
I once had the privilege of meeting the late philosopher CLR James.
我曾經有幸和已故的哲學家C.L.R.詹姆士會面。
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VERB
特殊對待;給予…特權;給予…優待
To privilege someone or something means to treat them better or differently than other people or things rather than treat them all equally.
例句
We want to privilege them because without the top graduate students, we can't remain a top university...
我們希望給予這些最頂尖的研究生特別照顧,因為沒有他們,我們就無法繼續處于一流大學之列。
They are privileging a tiny number to the disadvantage of the rest.
他們優待少數幾個人,使其他人處于不利的境地。