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Prerogative N Special Late Latin Pri'rɔgətiv N.特权 英

单词 prerogative
音标 [pri'rɔgətiv]
解释 n.特权
红宝书 【英】 n. 特权(privilege, the discretionary power)
【记】 pre(预先)+rog(要求) +ative→预先要求得 到→特权
字源 prerogative (n.)
"special right or privilege granted to someone," late 14c. (in Anglo-Latin from late 13c.), from Old French prerogative (14c.), Medieval Latin prerogativa "special right," from Latin praerogativa "prerogative, previous choice or election," originally (with tribus, centuria) "unit of 100 voters who by lot voted first in the Roman comita," noun use of fem. of praerogativus (adj.) "chosen to vote first," from praerogere "ask before others," from prae- "before" (see pre-) + rogare "to ask" (see rogation).
不择手段背单词 n. (个人或群体拥有的独有的)特权(尤指世袭权力)
【记】pre前, rog要求, ative-可以提前要求得到-特权pre前, ro肉, gat = get, ive: 面前得到一块肉, 因为有特权.
趣味全助记 【记】pre + rog- 问,要求, 权力
【相关】abrogate 废除, arrogate 冒称有.权利, derogate 贬损, 毁损,interrogate 审问,询问,prorogate 休会,subrogate 取代,接替,surrogate 代替

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