1823, perhaps in some senses from French entitlement, which was in Old French as "tit;e (of a book), inscription," and later was used in legal language; but also in part a native formation from entitle + -ment. Entitlement culture attested by 1994 (culture of entitlement is from 1989).
双语例句
1. This may affect your entitlement to compensation.
这可能影响你索赔的权利。
来自《权威词典》
2. Tighter rules for benefit entitlement have knocked many people off the unemployment register.
更为严格的救济金申领规定将很多人剔除出了失业登记表。
来自柯林斯例句
3. We have no record of your entitlement to free travel.
我们没有让你免费旅行的凭据.
来自辞典例句
4. Review of all project invoices for contractual compliance and entitlement.
审核所有项目票据使其符合合同条款和权利.
来自互联网
5. In Japan, Sony encourages staff to take every day of holiday entitlement.
