privilege

1. N-COUNT A privilege is a special right or advantage that only one person or group has. (某人、某團體擁有的) 特權(quán)

The Russian Federation has issued a decree abolishing special privileges for government officials. 俄羅斯聯(lián)邦已頒布了一條取消政府官員特權(quán)的法令。

2. N-UNCOUNT 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 connections with powerful people. (一小部分人因其財富或與有權(quán)人的關(guān)系而擁有的) 特權(quán)

Pironi was the son of privilege and wealth, and it showed. 皮羅尼是富貴人家的子弟，這一點明擺著。

3. N-SING 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. 榮幸

It must be a privilege to know such a man. 認(rèn)識這樣一個人必是一種榮幸。