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entitlement

/ɪnˈtaɪtəlmənt/
noun★中级💡 权利
正式

拥有某事物的合法权利,尤指获得福利或服务的权利。

Employees have an entitlement to paid leave according to labor laws.

根据劳动法,员工有权享受带薪休假。

The university provides entitlement to free tuition for low-income students.

这所大学为低收入学生提供免费学费的权利。

💡

强调基于法律、合同或社会规范的合法权利,而非个人要求。

非正式

认为自己理应得到特定待遇或优待的态度或心态。

His sense of entitlement makes him expect praise without effort.

他自视甚高,认为无需努力就该得到赞扬。

💡

常带贬义,指过度期待他人或社会的特殊照顾。

搭配

sense of entitlement权利意识(贬义:自视甚高)employee entitlements员工福利权利social entitlements社会福利权利

同义词

rightclaimprivilegebenefit

反义词

obligationdutyresponsibility

💡专业提示

区分权利与特权

权利(entitlement)通常基于法律或契约,如公民投票权;特权(privilege)则指社会地位赋予的优待,如贵族特权。

⚡黄金法则

正式 vs 非正式语境

在法律或商业文件中使用 'entitlement' 指合法权利;在心理学讨论中常指负面的权利意识。

📖词源

源自中古英语 'entitlen'(授予头衔或权利),由 'en-'(使...)+ 'title'(头衔)构成。16世纪初开始用于法律语境,指授予特定权利;20世纪后扩展至心理学领域,指对优待的期待心态。

📝用法说明

在法律或正式文件中通常为中性词,但在日常口语中常带贬义色彩,指过度的权利要求。

单词拆解

en-
使动前缀,表示‘使成为’
prefix
+
title
头衔、权利
root
+
-ment
表示行为或结果的名词后缀
suffix
英汉词典

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