- 1特權；專屬的權利（口語 That’s your prerogative 近於「那是你的自由」）
A prerogative is a right someone has, especially because of rank, office, or social place — a power that is theirs in particular, not everyone’s. Kings had royal prerogatives; a manager may say hiring is her prerogative; a parent may claim the last word as their prerogative. The tidy dictionary picture is “a special right of the important.” Though actually everyday English uses it more loosely and often a bit dry or teasing: “That’s your prerogative” can mean “fine, that’s your choice” — even when the person is not important at all. It can sound legal or old-fashioned, or it can sound like a shrug. It is usually a noun. The old Latin idea was about voting first; English kept the “special claim” and mostly dropped the voting picture. It is not a skill, and it is not a perk you are paid (that is a ).
組成From Anglo-Norman, from Latin praerogātīva: a privilege, originally the tribe that voted first.
同家族的字
- interrogateshares Latin rogare, ‘to ask’ (here, to put a vote)
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
prerogativenoun/pɹɪˈɹɒɡ.ə.tɪv/
- 1
An exclusive hereditary or official right or privilege.
- 2
A right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement.
- Despite being a constitutional monarchy, the British sovereign still retain many royal prerogatives.
- The military fame of a subject was considered as an insolent invasion of the Imperial prerogative; and it became the duty, as well as interest, of every Roman general, to guard the frontiers intrusted to his care, without aspiring to conquests which might have proved no less fatal to himself than to the vanquished barbarians.
- 3
A right, especially when due to one's position or role.
- I hear my chair in the hall; and to keep Lord Marchmont waiting, when he has announced his intention of supping at home, far exceeds my prerogative; so good night, dearest, you will either see or hear from me to-morrow.
- "Ah, that's your prerogative as an Intelligence officer, Jimmy. But it's been your prerogative for weeks, months, and nothing has happened, as I told you […]"
- 4
A property, attribute or ability which gives one a superiority or advantage over others; an inherent advantage or privilege; a talent.
prerogativeadj/pɹɪˈɹɒɡ.ə.tɪv/
- 1
Having a hereditary or official right or privilege.
- 2
Characterized by lawless state actions, as in a prerogative state.
- Law-eroding prerogative developments cannot only be witnessed in hybrid regimes, but also in democratic states, which resort to reflections and practices of an ‘enemy criminal law’, and in the European Union’s recent crisis politics.
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