entitle
entitle
verb
[with obj.](一般作 be entitled to)
verb
[with obj.](一般作 be entitled to)
- give (someone) a legal right or a just claim to receive or do something
给（某人）权利（或资格）
employees are normally entitled to redundancy pay.
雇员一般有权获得裁员费。
[with obj. and infinitive]the landlord is entitled to require references.
房东有权要求提供证明人。 - give (something, especially a text or work of art) a particular title
给（文本、艺术品等）题名
a satire entitled ‘The Rise of the Meritocracy’.
一篇题为《精英领导阶级的崛起》的讽刺作品。
■[with obj. and complement](archaic)give (someone) a specified title expressing their rank, office, or character
(古)称呼，给…称号
they entitled him Sultan.
他们称他为苏丹。
- late Middle English (formerly also as intitle): via Old French from late Latin intitulare, from in- 'in' + Latin titulus 'title'
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