单词 | patent |
释义 | patent —patent /ˈpeɪ.tənt/ adjective [before noun] FORMAL (OBVIOUS) ► F0 very obvious: » a patent lie» a patent disregard of the law» "No," he replied, with patent distaste.Thesaurus+: ↑Apparent and obvious , ↑Visibleaep /ˈpæt.ənt/ adjective [before noun] (LEGAL RIGHT) ► F0 A patent invention is protected by law so that only particular people or companies have the right to make or sell it: » a patent screwdriverThesaurus+: ↑Court cases, orders and decisions—patent /ˈpeɪ.tənt/ aep /ˈpæt.ənt/noun (LEATHER) ► F0 [U] → PATENT LEATHER(Cf. ↑patent leather)noun (LEGAL RIGHT) ► F0 [C] the official legal right to make or sell an invention for a particular number of years: » In 1880 Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent on an apparatus for signalling and communicating called a Photophone.» The company took out/filed a patent on a genetically engineered tomato.Thesaurus+: ↑Court cases, orders and decisionsverb [T] ↑Verb Endings for patent ► F0 to get the official legal right to make or sell an invention: » If you don't patent your invention, other people may make all the profit out of it.Thesaurus+: ↑Court cases, orders and decisions |
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