Prerogative



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 特权
• ［英］ n. 特权 ( privilege, the discretionary power)
• ［记］ pre ( 预先) +rog ( 要求) +ative -> 预先要求得到 -> 特权

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin praerogativa, Roman century voting first in the comitia, privilege, from feminine of praerogativus voting first, from praerogatus, past participle of praerogare to ask for an opinion before another, from prae- + rogare to ask — more at right
• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: as
    • (1) one belonging to an office or an official body
    • (2) one belonging to a person, group, or class of individuals
    • (3) one possessed by a nation as an attribute of sovereignty
  • b. the discretionary power inhering in the British Crown
• 2. a distinctive excellence
• ? prerogatived adjective

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