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单词 birthright
释义
birthright
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/ˈbɜːθ.raɪt/us
/ˈbɝːθ.raɪt/
something that youbelieveyoudeserveto have because ofyourfamilysituationorsocialclass, or because youbelieveit isyourrightas ahumanbeing:
（在家庭或社会中）与生俱来的权利；（人类的）基本权利
Some menseewell-paid,powerfuljobsastheirbirthright.有些男人认为拥有工资高、权力大的工作是他们与生俱来的权利。
Americansseefreedomofexpressionastheirbirthright.美国人视言论自由为他们与生俱来的权利。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Deserving and deserved
  • come
  • comeuppance
  • deserts
  • deserve
  • deserved
  • deservedly
  • deserving
  • getyourjust desertsidiom
  • had it coming (toyou)idiom
  • hard-earned
  • just
  • merit
  • serve
  • undeserved
  • undeservedly
  • undeserving
  • undeservingly
  • unmerited
  • well earned
  • worthy
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(Definition ofbirthrightfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

birthright| American Dictionary

birthright
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈbɜrθˌrɑɪt/
something that isreceivedorownedesp. because of where you werebornoryourfamilyorsocialsituation, without having to beworkedfor orbought:
[U]He told them thathumanrightsare auniversalbirthright.
(Definition ofbirthrightfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbirthright

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For the people of my society, this work is theirbirthright.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If abirthright, from whom did we inherit it?
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Strictly speaking, royal succession was not determined by ethnic affiliation, but bybirthrightand pedigree.
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It typified the potential for good and evil given as abirthrightto every self-willed individual.
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While a recording company promoted a band's style or image, the band's initial pub birthrights defined its audiences and underlying performance practices.
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A family group who occupied a tract of land bybirthrightcould not be dispossessed except when a member committed a severe offence.
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The 'aristocratic' content of this society had little to do withbirthrightand far more to do with a moral or political imagination, integrity and generosity of understanding.
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Did we consent to this per fectionist liberal project or was it ourbirthright?
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But it is also clear that, despite their differences, most urban patriciats are distinguished by talent and function, the leadership roles they perform rather than simplebirthright.
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Even poor men are not content to traffic theirbirthrightas human beings for economic advantage—or even for education.
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People should have abirthrightto exercise the franchise, and only at a later stage should it be decided what people should pay.
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But what a terrible price they have to pay for what they regard as abirthright.
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It was important that these went to the best people by ability and effort, rather than bybirthright.
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This scheme will invest them with a dignity and an assurance which is thebirthrightof all men and women.
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Will he destroy thebirthrightof the electors?
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