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源自中古英语 'entitlen'(授予头衔),最终来自拉丁语 'intitulare'(题写名称)。
❶ 指某人因身份、地位或法律规定而享有的权利或资格,常带有应得之物的含义。
“Employees have an entitlement to paid vacation days.”
(员工享有带薪休假的权利。)
“She felt a strong sense of entitlement to the family inheritance.”
(她对家族遗产有着强烈的占有欲。)
sense of entitlement — 形容某人认为自己理应获得特殊待遇的心理状态,常含贬义。
“The celebrity's sense of entitlement annoyed the hotel staff.”
(那位名人理所当然的态度惹恼了酒店员工。)