privileged

adjective
🔊/ˈprɪvəlɪdʒd/
🔊/ˈprɪvəlɪdʒd/
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  1. (sometimes disapproving) having special rights or advantages that most people do not have有特权的;受特别优待的
    • Those in authority were in a privileged position.过去,当权者自有特权。🔊🔊
    • She comes from a privileged background.她出身特权阶层。🔊🔊
    • In those days, only a privileged few had the vote.在那个时代,只有少数特殊的人才享有选举权。🔊🔊
    • a uniquely privileged position in the American workforce美国劳动力中唯一享有特权的职位
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • consider somebody/​yourself
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    See full entry
  2. [not before noun] having an opportunity to do something that makes you feel proud荣幸;幸运 synonym honoured
    • We are privileged to welcome you as our speaker this evening.我们荣幸地欢迎您今晚来讲演。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • consider somebody/​yourself
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    See full entry
  3. (law法律) (of information信息) known only to a few people and legally protected so that it does not have to be made public特许保密的 synonym confidential
    • I’m sorry, that’s privileged information.抱歉,这是特权信息。