- 1僭稱、擅自據為己有（書面、法律味道；不是日常口語）
To arrogate is to take a right, a title, or a power and wear it as if it already belongs to you — when nobody gave it, and the rules do not give it either. The usual subjects are governments, bosses, committees, and the loud person in a group who starts speaking for everyone.
To arrogate arrogate is to take a right, a title, or a power就是拿走一種權利、頭銜或權力 and wear it as if it already belongs to you然後把它當成本來就是自己的一樣戴著 — when nobody gave it明明沒有人給你, and the rules do not give it either規則也沒有給你. The usual subjects are governments, bosses, committees常見的主詞是政府、老闆、委員會, and the loud person in a group who starts speaking for everyone還有團體裡那個開始替大家發言的大聲的人.
It is a formal, almost legal word. You will not hear it over lunch.
It is a formal, almost legal word這是個正式、幾乎像法律用語的字. You will not hear it over lunch你不會在吃午餐的時候聽到它.
Though actually it sits in the same family as arrogance, the everyday feel is different. Arrogance is the look on someone’s face. Arrogate is the grab itself.
Though actually不過事實上, it sits in the same family as arrogance它跟arrogance（傲慢）同一個字族, the everyday feel is different但日常給人的感覺不一樣. Arrogance is the look on someone's face arrogance是一個人臉上的那種神情. Arrogate is the grab itself而arrogate則是那個「搶」的動作本身.
You arrogate power, authority, the right to decide. You do not arrogate a sandwich.
You arrogate power, authority, the right to decide你可以arrogate權力、權威、決定的權利. You do not arrogate a sandwich你不會arrogate一個三明治.
And it is not a fancy spelling of arrogant: one is a verb about claiming, the other is an adjective about manner.
And it is not a fancy spelling of arrogant而且它不是arrogant的花俏拼法: one is a verb about claiming一個是關於「據為己有」的動詞, the other is an adjective about manner另一個則是關於態度的形容詞.
core核心畫面
組成From Latin arrogatus, from ad “to” + rogo “ask”: to claim toward yourself. The Latin verb meant to claim, to take as your own, even to adopt.
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
arrogateverb/ˈæɹəɡeɪt/
- 1
To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right.
- Ye who arrogate to yourselves that ye see more, or at least are not so blind as others; in your unbelieving conduct, allow me to say, ye are blinder than others; ye are even blinder than the most ignorant and illiterate.
- Unfortunately, certain capitalists have arrogated to themselves monopolies and privileges which are quite sufficient to account for this [commotion of the populace against capitalists].
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。