privilege /'privilidʒ/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
• (n.) (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship
• (v.) bestow a privilege upon

Chinese translation

• n. 特权, 特别恩典, 基本权利, 特免
• vt. 给与...特权, 特免

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/'privilidʒ/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.2 · Rare

Word forms

privileging, privileged, privileges

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