privilege 的 2 个定义
- a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed by a particular person or a restricted group of people beyond the advantages of most: the privileges of the very rich.the unearned and mostly unacknowledged societal advantage that a restricted group of people has over another group: white privilege based on skin color; male privilege; children of privilege.
- a special right, immunity, or exemption granted to persons in authority or office to free them from certain obligations or liabilities: the privilege of a senator to speak in Congress without danger of a libel suit.
- a grant to an individual, corporation, etc., of a special right or immunity, under certain conditions.
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priv·i·leged, priv·i·leg·ing.
- to grant a privilege to.
- to exempt.
- to authorize or license.
privilege 近义词
right, due
更多privilege例句
- At the time, she was booted from the team and lost her Associated Student Body position and school sports privileges for six weeks.
- In return for offering these privileges, society can reasonably expect to benefit, not suffer, from what corporations do.
- At the same time, we pledged to use our privilege as a convener to advocate for change and to set an example by using our platform to highlight the important contributions of BIPOC professionals to this community.
- For me personally, it meant committing to more deeply examining my own privilege and improving diversity throughout our company.
- The company has paid billions for that privilege over the years.
- As a white, educated, Western, middle-class male, I possess most of the unearned privilege the world has to offer.
- “We look for the qualities that are evocative of V.S.O.P Privilege,” explained Hennessy Senior Vice President Rodney Williams.
- Moreover, the exhibition begs the question: how do we come to privilege certain images?
- Privilege can be a hard concept to get a handle on, especially for those who are immersed in it and reaping the benefits.
- Yet, the only “nobodies” that do not have to be are those that have the privilege.
- At the end of the first year, however, she resigned this privilege because she did not wish to accept the conditions of the gift.
- He continued its sale, however, as a kingly monopoly, allowing only those to engage in it who paid him for the privilege.
- The Ratignolles' soirees musicales were widely known, and it was considered a privilege to be invited to them.
- It was a privilege to sit so close to her at the table, to wait on her, and be the recipient of her charming smiles.
- To swear in suitable circumstances is the duty of all; but it is the privilege of those only who are in covenant with God.