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privilege noun
⇨ pleasure (It was a great privilege to hear her sing.) ⇨ right (Club members have special privileges.) pleasure noun pleasure ♦︎ delight ♦︎ joy ♦︎ privilege ♦︎ treat ♦︎ honour ♦︎ prideThese are all words for things that make you happy or bring you enjoyment. 这些词均表示令人高兴的事、乐事。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达令人高兴的程度| pleasure | ➔ | delight | | privilege | | joy | | treat | | honour | | | pride |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the pleasures / delights / joys of sth◆It's a great pleasure / joy to me that...◆It's a pleasure / delight / joy / privilege / treat / honour to do sth◆It's a pleasure / delight / joy to see / find...◆a pleasure / delight / joy to behold / watch◆a real pleasure / delight / joy / privilege / treat◆a great pleasure / joy / privilege / honour◆a rare joy / privilege / treat / honour■ pleasure [countable] a thing that brings you enjoyment or satisfaction 乐事；快事◆the pleasures and pains of everyday life日常生活的苦与乐◆Chocolate is one of life's little pleasures.吃块巧克力是生活中小小的乐事之一。◆ (spoken) It's been a pleasure meeting you.很高兴认识你。◆'Thanks for doing that.' 'It's a pleasure. / My pleasure.'“那事劳烦您了。”“不客气。” OPP pain ⇨ distress ■ delight [countable] a thing or person that brings you great enjoyment or satisfaction 令人高兴（或满意）的人（或事）；乐事；乐趣◆the delights of living in the country生活在乡村的乐趣◆Savour the culinary delights of Morocco.品尝摩洛哥的美味。◆It was a delight to see him so fit and healthy.看到他这么健健康康的，真是高兴。 see also delight ⇨ delight verb ■ joy [countable] a thing or person that brings you great enjoyment or happiness 令人高兴的人（或事）；乐事；乐趣◆the joys and sorrows of childhood童年的欢乐和悲伤◆a dancer who is a joy to watch让观众愉悦快乐的舞者 OPP grief , sorrow ⇨ grief NOTE 辨析 Pleasure, delight or joy?A delight or joy is greater than a pleasure; a person, especially a child, can be a delight or joy, but not a pleasure; joys are often contrasted with sorrows, but delights are not. * delight和joy比pleasure语义强；delight和joy可指人，尤其是小孩子，但是pleasure不可以。joys常与sorrows形成反义对比，delights不这样用。■ privilege / /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/ / [singular] (rather formal) something that you are proud and lucky to have the opportunity to do 荣幸；荣耀；光荣◆I hope to have the privilege of working with them again.但愿有幸与他们再度合作。◆It was a great privilege to hear her sing.听到她唱歌真是三生有幸。▸ privileged adjective [not before noun] ◆We are privileged to welcome you as our speaker this evening.我们荣幸地欢迎您今晚来演讲。■ treat [countable] (informal, especially spoken) a thing that sb enjoyed or is likely to enjoy very much 乐事；乐趣◆You've never been to this area before? Then you're in for a real treat. / you have a real treat in store.你以前从来没有来过这个地方？那么你一定会喜之不尽。◆ (especially BrE) If you have never seen one of these fish then you have missed a treat.你如果从来没有见过这样的鱼，那真是错过了大饱眼福的机会。■ honour (BrE) (NAmE honor) [singular] (formal) something that you are very pleased or proud to do because people are showing you great respect 荣幸；光荣◆It was a great honour to be invited here today.今天承蒙邀请到此，深感荣幸。▸ honoured (BrE) (NAmE honored) adjective [not before noun] ◆I felt honoured to have been mentioned in his speech.他在讲话中提到了我，真是荣幸。■ pride [singular] a person or thing that gives people a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction 值得自豪的人（或事物）◆The new sports stadium is the pride of the town.新建的体育场是这个城市的骄傲。◆He loves that boat, it's his pride and joy.他喜爱那艘船，那是他引以为傲的东西。 right noun right ♦︎ power ♦︎ privilege ♦︎ claim ♦︎ authority ♦︎ liberty ♦︎ entitlement ♦︎ title ♦︎ dueThese are all words for sth you are legally or morally allowed to have or do. 这些词均表示法律或道义上的权利。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆sb's right / power / claim over sb / sth◆a right / a claim / an entitlement / a title to sth◆the right / power / authority / entitlement to do sth◆a / an special / exclusive right / power / privilege / claim◆a / the legal right / power / claim / authority / entitlement / title◆personal rights / claims / liberties◆have a / the right / the power / the privilege / a claim / the authority / an entitlement / title◆use / exercise your right / powers / privilege / authority / entitlement◆give sb a right / the power / a privilege / title / their due◆grant sb rights / powers / privileges / liberties◆revoke a right / the power / a privilege / the authority◆lose your right / powers / privilege / entitlement◆forfeit your right / privilege / claim / entitlement / title◆give up your right / powers / privilege / claim / title◆renounce your right / privilege / claim / title◆waive your right / privilege / claim◆respect sb's right / claim / liberties■ right [countable] something that you should definitely be allowed to do or have, either legally or morally （法律或道义上）正当的要求；权利◆Everyone has the right to a fair trial.每个人都有权获得公正的审判。◆What gives you the right to do that?你有什么权利这样做？◆You're quite within your rights to ask for your money back (= you definitely have a right to do it).你完全有权要回你的钱。◆She had every right to be angry.她完全有理由生气。◆By rights (= according to sb's rights) half the money should be mine.按理应该有一半的钱归我。◆This is a fundamental human right (= a right that all people should have).这是一项基本的人权。◆They have always fought hard for equal rights (= the right of all people in society to be treated fairly and equally).他们一直在为获得平等权利进行顽强的斗争。 see also birthright ⇨ legacy ■ power [uncountable, countable, usually plural] the right of a person or group to do sth, especially sth that involves having control over sb else 权力；职权；权势◆The Secretary of State has the power to approve the proposals.国务卿有权批准这些提议。◆The president has the power of veto over all new legislation.总统有权否决一切新法规。◆The powers of the police must be clearly defined.警察的职权必须明确界定。■ privilege / /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/ / [countable] a special right or advantage that a particular person or group of people has 特殊利益；优惠待遇；特权◆Education should be a universal right and not just a privilege.教育应当是全民的权利，而非部分人的特权。◆Club members have special privileges, like being allowed to use the swimming pool.俱乐部会员享有特权，如获准使用游泳池。ⓘ Privilege [uncountable] is used in a disapproving way to mean 'the rights and advantages that only the rich or powerful people in a society have'. 不可数名词形式的privilege指社会中有钱有势者拥有的权利和优势，用作贬义◆ (disapproving) His life had always been one of wealth and privilege.他一直过着有钱有势的生活。 ■ claim [countable, uncountable] a right that sb believes they have to sth, for example property or land （对财产、土地等要求拥有的）所有权◆The court ruled that they had no claim on the land.法院裁定他们无权索要那片土地。◆The princess was forced to renounce her claim to the throne.公主被迫放弃对王位的要求。◆He went back to lay claim to his inheritance.他回来主张他的继承权。▸ claim verb [transitive] ◆A lot of lost property is never claimed.许多失物从未被认领。◆The family arrived in the UK in the 1990s and claimed political asylum.这家人20世纪90年代来到英国要求政治避难。■ authority [uncountable] the right to do sth, especially because you hold a senior position in an organization （尤因在组织中位居要职而拥有的）权，职权◆Only the manager has the authority to sign cheques.只有经理才有权签支票。NOTE 辨析 Power or authority?In this meaning authority is usually used in the phrase (have) the authority to do sth. This authority usually comes from sb's position within a company or other organization and refers to what they are allowed to do within that organization. The power to do sth or special powers often come from the courts, the government or a country's constitution (= system of laws and political organization) and refer to what sb is allowed to do within the law or government of the country. 表达此义时，authority常用于短语(have) the authority to do sth。这种权力通常来自某人在公司或其他组织中的职位，指其在组织内部的权限。the power to do sth或special powers的这种权力常来自法院、政府或国家的宪法，某人获允依法或在政府体制内做某事◆Only the manager has the power to sign cheques. ◆The authority of the police must be clearly defined. ■ liberty /ˈlɪbəti; NAmE ˈlɪbərti/ [countable] the legal freedom to do sth （法律上的）自由◆The right to vote should be a liberty enjoyed by all.投票权应当是人人享有的合法权利。◆This is a gross infringement of our civil liberties (= the right of people to be free to say or do what they want while respecting others and staying within the law).这是对我们的公民自由的严重侵犯。ⓘ In this meaning liberty is used especially in the phrases personal/civil liberties. 表达此义时，liberty尤用于短语personal/civil liberties。■ entitlement [uncountable, countable] (especially BrE, formal) the official right to have or do sth, especially to receive a payment or own property; something, especially an amount of money, that you have an official right to have or receive （拥有某物或做某事的）权利，资格（尤指收到付款或拥有财产）；有权得到的东西（尤指钱款）◆This may affect your entitlement to compensation.这可能影响你索赔的权利。◆Your contributions will affect your pension entitlements.你的缴款数额将会影响你的养老金待遇。ⓘ This meaning of entitlement is not very frequent in American English. However, especially in American English the phrase a sense of entitlement is used in a disapproving way to talk about people who think they have a right to sth without actually working for it. * entitlement的这一义项在美式英语中不是很常用。不过，尤其是在美式英语中，短语a sense of entitlement用作贬义，指不努力便自认为应享有权利的特权思想◆ (especially NAmE, disapproving) The only child of very wealthy parents, she embodies the spoiled brat with a sense of entitlement.父母有钱，又是独生女，她活脱脱是个被宠坏了的孩子，满脑子特权思想。 see also entitle ⇨ allow ■ title [uncountable, countable] (law 法律) the legal right to own sth, especially land or property; the document that shows you have this right （尤指土地或财产的）所有权，所有权凭证；房地契◆He claims he has title to the land.他声称拥有这块土地的所有权。◆Who holds the title deed (= the legal document proving that sb is the owner of a particular property or piece of land)?谁有房契？■ due /djuː; NAmE duː/ [uncountable] something, especially praise, that should be given to sb because they have earned it by their actions 应得到的东西（尤其是赞美）◆He received a large reward, which was no more than his due (= what he deserved).他得到重赏，这是他应得的。◆She's a slow worker, but to give her her due (= be fair to her) she is very thorough.她干活速度很慢，但说句公道话，她做事很仔细。ⓘ In this meaning due is always used in the phrase my/your/his/her/our/their due. 表达此义时，due总是用于短语my/your/his/her/our/their due。 |