How do you use "Privilege" in a sentence?

Check your privilege. Class privilege is invisible to those who have it. The privileges of wealth.

Privilege

Q: What does "Privilege" mean?

Unearned advantages from social position Advantages and benefits that come from belonging to a certain group (class, race, gender) that those outside the group don't have.

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意味: Unearned advantages from social position

来自社会地位的非劳而获的优势

Ventajas no ganadas por posición social

社会的立場から得られる不労の優位性

사회적 지위에서 비롯된 불로(不勞)의 이점

Advantages and benefits that come from belonging to a certain group (class, race, gender) that those outside the group don't have.

因属于某个群体（阶级、种族、性别）而获得的、该群体外的人没有的优势和好处。

Ventajas y beneficios que provienen de pertenecer a un determinado grupo (clase, raza, género) que quienes están fuera del grupo no tienen.

特定のグループ（階級、人種、性別）に属することで得られる、そのグループ外の人にはない特典や利益。

특정 집단(계급, 인종, 성별)에 속함으로써 얻는 이점과 혜택으로, 그 집단 밖의 사람들에게는 주어지지 않는 것.

例文

Check your privilege.
审视一下你的特权
revisa tus privilegios
自分の特権を認識しなさい
자신의 특권을 인식해라
Class privilege is invisible to those who have it.
阶级特权对拥有它的人来说是看不见的
el privilegio de clase es invisible para quienes lo tienen
階級特権はそれを持つ人には見えない
계급 특권은 그것을 가진 사람에게는 보이지 않는다
The privileges of wealth.
财富的特权
los privilegios de la riqueza
富の特権
부의 특권

発音

使い方ガイド

場面: social justice, politics

トーン: analytical, sometimes confrontational

✓ 正しい言い方

Acknowledge privilege
承认特权
reconocer el privilegio
特権を認識する
특권을 인정하다
Class privilege
阶级特权
privilegio de clase
階級特権
계급 특권

✗ 間違った言い方

Can be divisive topic
可能是引起分裂的话题
Puede ser un tema divisivo
意見が分かれるテーマになりうる
분열을 일으킬 수 있는 주제

よくある間違い

Using accusatorially rather than analytically

起源と歴史

From Latin 'privilegium' (law for one person). Modern usage emphasizes unearned systemic advantages based on social position.

語源: Latin privilegium (private law)

初出: Modern social justice usage 2000s

文化的背景

Era: 2000s activism onwards

Generation: Millennials, Gen Z

Social background: Social justice discourse

Pop culture: Social media discourse

Regional notes: Universal English.

バリエーション

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このトピックの他の表現

Posh ★★★★★ Upper class; elegant and expensive Born with a silver spoon ★★★★★ Born into wealth and privilege Keeping up with the Joneses ★★★★★ Competing with neighbours for status Rough ★★★★★ Uncouth; from a tough neighbourhood Classy ★★★★★ Stylish and sophisticated Snob ★★★★★ Someone who looks down on those of lower status