entitled 是什麼意思?何時會用到?

母語人士的回答
Rebecca
entitled 是指認為自己無須努力付出,就有權利去做、或得到什麼東西。這種人可能會期待自己享有特殊待遇或特權。不過,這個字也可以用來形容因為做出成績,所以理當獲得某項東西。 例句: She's entitled to ending the contract if it's breached on our part. => "breached" means a rule or something broken (如果我們違約,她有權終止合約。 => breached 是指規則等被破壞了) 例句: He's an entitled jerk with no regard for people's feelings. (他是個為所欲為、不顧他人感受的混蛋。) 例句: You aren't entitled to anything until you earn it. (在你掙得之前,沒資格擁有任何東西。)