birthright

noun
🔊/ˈbɜːθraɪt/
🔊/ˈbɜːrθraɪt/
(formal)
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  1. a thing that somebody has a right to because of the family or country they were born in, or because it is a basic right of all humans与生俱来的权利(或所有物);基本人权
    • The property is the birthright of the eldest child.年龄最大的孩子享有财产的继承权。🔊🔊
    • Education is every child's birthright.接受教育是每个孩子的基本权利。🔊🔊
    • They believe that success is their birthright.他们相信成功是他们与生俱来的权利。
    Topics Family and relationshipsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBirthright is used before these nouns:
    • citizenship
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