Entitlement is the official right to have or do something, or the amount you have a right to receive. Holiday entitlement is how many days off the rules give you. A payment entitlement is the money the state or a company says you may get. It lives in contracts, work letters, and government paper — a cold, useful word.

Entitlement is the official right to have or do somethingentitlement是擁有或做某件事的正式權利，or the amount you have a right to receive或是你有權利領到的數額。Holiday entitlement is how many days off the rules give youholiday entitlement指的是規定給你多少天的休假。A payment entitlement is the money the state or a company says you may geta payment entitlement指的是政府或公司說你可以領到的錢。It lives in contracts, work letters, and government paper這個字常出現在合約、工作信件和政府文件裡——a cold, useful word是一個冷冰冰但很實用的字。

Though actually, English speakers also use it for a feeling: “a sense of entitlement” means someone acts as if the world owes them things. That second use is often a complaint, and it is very common in newspapers. The core meaning is still the official right; the messy everyday extra is the attitude.

Though actually, English speakers also use it for a feeling不過實際上，英語使用者也會用它來講一種心態："a sense of entitlement" means someone acts as if the world owes them things『a sense of entitlement』意思是一個人的行為好像全世界都欠他的。That second use is often a complaint這第二種用法通常帶有抱怨的意味，and it is very common in newspapers而且在報紙裡非常常見。The core meaning is still the official right核心的意思仍然是正式的權利；the messy everyday extra is the attitude那個混雜進來的日常額外意思則是一種態度。