preferential

preferential
adjective

of or involving preference or partiality; constituting a favour or privilege
优先的；优待的；优惠的
preferential interest rates may be offered to employees.
员工可能得到较优惠的利率。
■(of regulations or rates) favouring particular countries
（条例，利率）最惠国待遇的
preferential trade terms.
最惠国贸易条款。
■(of voting or an election) in which the voter puts candidates in order of preference
（投票，选举）表明选择顺序的
■(of a creditor) having a claim on the receipt of payment from a debtor which will be met before those of other creditors
（债权人）要求债务人优先偿还的

派生
preferentially
adverb
语源

mid 19th cent.: from preference, on the pattern of differential

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