Word of the Day : December 30, 2020
prerogative
特權;優先權
noun prih-RAH-guh-tiv
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02:10來自E語Tong
Definition
1 a :an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
專有或特殊權利,權力或特權:如下
(1) :one belonging to an office or an official body
一個屬於辦公室或官方機構的人
(2) :one belonging to a person, group, or class of individuals
一個人屬於一個人,一組或一類人
(3) :one possessed by a nation as an attribute of sovereignty
一個國家擁有的主權財產
b :the discretionary power inhering in the British Crown
英國王室的自主權
2 :a distinctive excellence
享有獨特權力
Examples
"The prerogativeof civilian leaders to decide military matters is a key tenet of American constitutional governance and healthy civilian-military relations…." — Jason Dempsey, The New Republic, 13 Apr. 2020
「平民領導人享有的軍事特權是關於美國憲法治理和以處理良好的軍民關係為主要宗旨……」。
"Today we assume that the First Amendment's guarantees of freedom of speech and assembly will protect even unpopular speech and demonstrations against such claims of governmental prerogative. But it was not always so. When the ACLU was founded in 1920, protestors were being criminally prosecuted for saying unpopular things—like criticizing the draft during World War I." — Susan N. Herman, Time, 20 Nov. 2015
「今天,我們認為《第一修正案》是對自由言論和自由集會的保障,保護那些不受歡迎的言論和示威以免受到政府特權的這種要求。但這並非總是如此。當美國公民自由聯盟於1920年成立時,示威者因說不受歡迎的話而受到刑事起訴—like criticizing the draft during World War I.」
Did You Know?
In ancient Rome, voting at legal assemblies was done by group, with the majority in a group determining its vote. The group chosen to vote first on an issue was called the praerogativa(that term traces to a verb meaning "to ask for an opinion before another"). Because the first vote was considered to be of great importance, Latin speakers also used the noun praerogativa to mean "preference" and later "privilege." As praerogativa passed through Anglo-French and Middle English, its spelling shifted to create the noun we know today.
在古羅馬,法律會議的投票是由團體進行的,多數由團體決定。 選擇首先就某個問題進行投票的小組稱為 praerogativa(該詞作為動詞,意為「to ask for an opinion before another「先徵求意見」」)。 由於認為第一票非常重要,因此講拉丁語的人也使用名詞 praerogativa 來表示「preference「優先」」,後來又表示「 privilege「特權」」。 當 praerogativa 通過 Anglo-French 和 Middle English 得來的,其拼寫發生了改變,成為今天我們所知道的名詞。
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