英语释义

1. a right or immunity granted as a peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor prerogative especially such a right or immunity attached specifically to a position or an office

2. to grant a privilege to

3. to accord a higher value or superior position to
privilege one mode of discourse over another

4. a right or benefit that is given to some people and not to others

5. a special opportunity to do something that makes you proud

6. the advantage that wealthy and powerful people have over other people in a society

7. to give an advantage that others do not have to (someone or something)

8. a right or liberty granted as a favor or benefit especially to some and not others

9. an opportunity that is special and pleasant
I had the privilege of meeting the president.

10. a right, license, or exemption from duty or liability granted as a special benefit, advantage, or favor: as

11. an exemption from liability where an action is deemed to be justifiable (as in the case of self-defense) or because of the requirements of a position or office also the affirmative defense that an action is privileged — compare excuse — absolute privilege a privilege that exempts a person from liability especially for defamation regardless of intent or motive specifically a privilege that exempts high public officials (as legislators) from liability for statements made while acting in their official capacity without regard to intent or malice

12. a privilege especially in the law of defamation that may be defeated especially by a showing of actual malice — called also conditional privilege

13. an exemption from a requirement to disclose information (as for trial) that is granted because of a relationship or position that demands confidentiality
the attorney-client privilege the doctor-patient privilege the marital privilege the priest-penitent privilege — see also confidential communication — deliberative process privilege a privilege exempting the government from disclosure (as in discovery) of government agency materials containing opinions, recommendations, and other communications that are part of the decision-making process within the agency

14. a privilege exempting the executive branch of government from disclosing communications if such disclosure would adversely affect the functions and decision-making process of that branch — see also United States v. Nixon Note: Executive privilege is based on the separation of powers doctrine. In United States v. Nixon, the Supreme Court held that this privilege is not absolute and that without a claim of a need to protect military, diplomatic, or national security secrets, the need for evidence in a criminal trial will outweigh a general assertion of executive privilege.

15. the privilege of the government to withhold the identity of an informant who has provided evidence for a criminal trial — called also informer's privilege

16. reporter's privilege in this entry

17. a privilege under the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protecting a person from compulsion to make self-incriminating statements

18. a privilege protecting a reporter from compulsion to reveal information acquired in the course of gathering news — called also journalist's privilege

19. something specially permitted or granted as a matter of discretion that may be limited or taken away
right to…mooring permit is not necessarily created because discretionary state privilege was generously granted in [the] past
— National Law Journal — compare right

20. a right of a creditor conferred by the nature of a debt to have priority over the debtor's other creditors

21. any of various fundamental or specially sacred rights considered as particularly guaranteed to all persons by a constitution and especially by the privileges and immunities clause of the U.S. Constitution

片语

special privilege特权；特别优惠；特殊许可

英汉例句

• These data also provide an evidence base for the education and training that should be the basis of privileging providers for this type of anesthesia.

  这些资料也为作为这种麻醉的优秀支持者的教育和培训提供证据基础。

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concession让步；特许（权）；承认；退位

honor尊敬（等于honour）；给…以荣誉

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