entitlement

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The right to have something, whether actual or perceived. countable,uncountable
    — The auxiliary members of the royal family often have the greatest capacity to inflame public scepticism about monarchy, and Prince Harry once seemed determined to personify the entitlement and pointlessness that could have jeopardised the continuity of the crown.
  2. Power, an authority to do something. countable,uncountable
  3. Something to which one is entitled. countable,uncountable
  4. A legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government that meets the criteria set in law, such as social security in the US. countable,uncountable

词形变化

entitlements plural

词汇关系

衍生词
disentitlement overentitlement underentitlement

词源

Etymology tree
English entitle
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-mentom
Latin -mentum
Old French -mentbor.
Middle English -ment
English -ment
English entitlement
From entitle + -ment.
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