- [uncountable] entitlement (to something)
the official right to have or do something (擁有某物或做某事的)權利,資格 - [countable]
something that you have an official right to; the amount that you have the right to receive 有權得到的東西;應得的數額 Your contributions will affect your pension entitlements. 你繳納的養老金分攤額將會影響你領取養老金的數額。 We are able to advise people what their legal entitlements are. 我們能夠告訴人們他們的合法權益是什麽。
- [countable] (North American English)
a government system that provides financial support to a particular group of people (以特定群體爲對象的)政府津貼制 a reform of entitlements 政府津貼制度的改革 Medicaid, Medicare and other entitlement programs 醫療補助制度、老年保健醫療制度以及其他政府津貼計劃
- [uncountable] (usually disapproving)
the feeling of having a right to the good things in life without necessarily having to work for them (擁有某物或做某事的)權利,資格 I can't stand the sense of entitlement among these kids. 我無法忍受這些孩子的優越感。