birthright

英 [ˈbɜːθraɪt]

美 [ˈbɜːrθraɪt]

n.  与生俱来的权利(或所有物); 基本人权

复数：birthrights　

BNC.21081 / COCA.18539

牛津词典

noun

• 与生俱来的权利（或所有物）；基本人权
  a thing that sb has a right to because of the family or country they were born in, or because it is a basic right of all humans
  1. The property is the birthright of the eldest child.
     长子享有财产的继承权。
  2. Education is every child's birthright.
     接受教育是每个孩子的基本权利。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 与生俱来的权利
  Something that is yourbirthrightis something that you feel you have a basic right to have, simply because you are a human being.
  1. Freedom is the natural birthright of every human.
     自由是每一个人与生俱来的权利。

英英释义

noun

• personal characteristics that are inherited at birth
• a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth
  1. free public education is the birthright of every American child
• an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
  Synonym:patrimony

双语例句

• Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
  于是，雅各把饼和红豆汤给了以扫；以扫吃了，喝了，就起来走了。以扫就这样轻看了他的长子名分。
• Let each of us now embrace, with solemn duty and awesome joy, what is our lasting birthright.
  现在让我们相互拥抱，怀着庄严的职责和无比的快乐，这是我们永恒的与生俱来的权利。
• Freedom is our natural birthright.
  自由是我们的天赋权利。
• Few families are content to share their birthright with outside shareholders in a listed hybrid for long.
  几乎没有一个家族会满足于长期与外部股东分享一家混合所有权模式的上市公司的继承权。
• We believe that freedom is the birthright of every man, woman, and child.
  我们相信，自由是每个男人、妇女和儿童与生俱来的权利。
• As the oldest son, I will get the family farm as a birthright.
  我愿意做老大，我们家的农场就该归我。
• The estate is the birthright of the eldest son.
  长子对这份地产有继承权。
• Remember your birthright of freedom.
  别忘了你们生而自由的权利。
• Esau was a hunter who sold his birthright as the older son for food to younger brother.
  以扫是一个猎人.他用他长子的身份和他的弟弟交换了食物。
• Academic success is our goal and academic achievement must become every child's birthright.
  孩子们在学习上的成功是我们的目标，取得好的成绩应该成为每个孩子与生俱来的权利。