grandfathered v. 给…特权;不受新法律规定的约束(grandfather的过去分词)
adj. 祖父级的
- The new staff members can not be grandfathered into the old pension system.
新员工不能享受旧有的养老制度。 - Our current employees will be grandfathered under the existing health insurance.
现有卫生医疗制度为我们的员工提供了保障。 - First edition subscribers needn't reregister, by the way: you're all grandfathered in.
第一版的订户无需注册,顺便说一句:你们已经(很早之前)全部注册了。