a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class
特权;独有的权力
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owning a motor car was still the prerogative of the rich .拥有汽车仍是有钱人的特权。
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君权;(英国法律赋予的)君主特权,王室特权。
a faculty or property distinguishing a person or class
特质,特性,特点
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it's not a female prerogative to feel insecure .缺乏安全感并非女性专有。
【律】 〈英〉 (英王依据君主特权授予政府或司法机关的)特权的
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the monarch retained the formal prerogative power to appoint the Prime Minister .君主在形式上保留了任命首相的特权。
"late Middle English: via Old French from Latin