简单释义：

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n. 特权；优先权

adj. (有)特权的；依照特权享有的；【罗史】有优先投票权的

网络 君权；君主特权；一般人享受不到的特别权利

变形：

复数：prerogatives  

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完整释义：

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n.

1.特权;特点
2.特权;特典;君权,帝王的大权;天赋的特权[能力等]
3.自由
4.特性,特点;显著的优点
5.【历史】优先投票权

adj.

1.(有)特权的;依照特权享有的
2.【罗马史】有优先投票权的

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例句：

1. The remedies in question were originally called 'prerogative writs' because they used to be issued only on the application of the Crown.
   此处论及的救济手段最初被称为“王权令状”，因为只有国王才有权力签发此类令状。

2. That's what I'm interested in, but it's someone's prerogative to be or not to be in or out of a relationship.
   那是我感兴趣的，但是任何人都有权保持或脱离这种关系。

3. As President Reagan said, freedom is not the sole prerogative of a lucky few, but the inalienable and universal right of all human beings.
   里根总统曾经说过，自由并非是少数幸运儿独享的权利，而是全人类不可转让的永久之权利。

4. The state Supreme Court then ruled that the medical board had exceeded its prerogative in impeding state law.
   州最高法院遂裁决医学委员会已越权妨碍州法律。

5. so as not to preclude the Owner's prerogative of selecting appropriate corrective action.
   从而避免妨碍业主选择适当的改正措施的权利。

6. Obviously, the use of a typedef here isn't a prerogative but a must.
   显然，这里使用typedef不是一种特权，而是一种必需。

7. This brings me to my second point - innovation and technology are not the prerogative of new industries.
   这带到我要谈的第二点：创新与科技并不是新兴工业所专享的。

8. The irony in his proposal is that such a guest-worker programme would necessarily encroach upon a federal prerogative.
   讽刺的是，犹他州的这项外籍劳工计划将必然侵犯联邦特权。