dispensation

英 [ˌdɪspen'seɪʃn] 美 [ˌdɪspen'seɪʃn]

• n. 分配；施与；分配物；[宗]特许；豁免

英英释义

Noun:

1. an exemption from some rule or obligation

2. a share that has been dispensed or distributed

3. the act of dispensing (giving out in portions)

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Yet, as every outrage proves, the present dispensation is intolerable.
   然而，正如每一次的暴行所证明的，目前的分配是令人难以容忍的。
2. The celestial dispensation continues for three days following the day of the Full Moon.
   天上的分配持续了三天，接下来的一天就是满月。
3. By a special dispensation from the church,she is allowed to remarry.
   凭教会给予的特许状，她获准再婚。
4. The sport's ruling body gave him dispensation to compete in national competitions.
   体育运动管理机构特许他参加全国性的体育比赛。

经典引文

• There are some who, by a natural dispensation, acquire the 'Open Sesame!' to poetry without labour.sss sssI. D'Israeli

  出自： I. A. Richards

• Changes in the dispensation of the Lord's Supper.

  出自： J. Tulloch

近反义词

【近义词】

• favor 偏爱
• delivery 传递
• indulgence 沉溺 放纵 嗜好...
• allowance 零用钱
• privilege 特权
• exemption 免除(税)
• release 释放