perquisite

名词 perquisite:

1. an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
   同义词：fringe benefit, perk
2. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
   同义词：prerogative, privilege, exclusive right

1. Perquisites include the use of the company car.
   福利包括可以使用公司的汽车。
2. Politics in Britain used to be the perquisite of the property-owning classes.
   英国的政治以往是有产阶级的特权。

per.qui.site

n.（名词）
A payment or profit received in addition to a regular wage or salary, especially a benefit expected as one`s due.See Synonyms at right
额外收入，额外利益，津贴：除正常的工资或薪水以外，收到的报酬或利润，尤指某人期望得到的应得利益参见 right
A tip; a gratuity.
小费，奖金
Something claimed as an exclusive right:
特权：额外的权利赋予的东西：
例句：
.Politics was the perquisite of the upper class.(Richard B. Sewall)
.参政是上层阶级的特权.(理查德B.休厄尔)

来源：
From Middle English perquisites [property acquired otherwise than by inheritance]
源自 中古英语 perquisites [不是通过继承而获得的财富]
from Medieval Latin perquosotum [acquisition]
源自 中世纪拉丁语 perquosotum [获得物]
from Latin [neuter past participle of] perquorere [to search diligently for]
源自 拉丁语 [] perquorere的中性过去分词 [努力地搜查]
per- [per-]
per- [前缀，表示.通过，透过.等意]
quaerere [to seek]
quaerere [寻找]