英语词汇“patent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pat•ent n.

Law the right granted to an inventor to be the only manufacturer or seller of an invention for a specified number of years:[countable]She applied to the government for a patent.
Clothingpatent leather.

adj.

Law protected by a patent;
dealing with patents:[before a noun]patent law.
easily open to notice;
plain to see:a patent absurdity.
Clothingmade of patent leather:patent shoes.

v. [~ + object]

Lawto obtain a patent on (an invention):to patent a new invention; to patent her software.

pat•ent n.

Lawmakingthe exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
Lawmakingan invention or process protected by this right.
Lawmakingan official document conferring such a right;
letters patent.
the instrument by which the government of the United States conveys the legal fee-simple title to public land.
Clothingpatent leather.

adj. pa•tent for 10, 12–15.

protected by a patent;
patented:a patent cooling device.
pertaining to, concerned with, or dealing with patents, esp. on inventions:a patent attorney; patent law.
conferred by a patent, as a right or privilege.
holding a patent, as a person.
readily open to notice or observation;
evident;
obvious:a patent breach of good manners.
Clothingmade of patent leather:patent shoes.
lying open;
not enclosed or shut in:a patent field.
Botany[Chiefly Bot.]expanded or spreading.
open, as a doorway or a passage.
Phoneticsopen, in various degrees, to the passage of the breath stream.

v.t.

to take out a patent on;
obtain the exclusive rights to (an invention, process, etc.) by a patent.
to originate and establish as one's own.
Metallurgyto heat and quench (wire) so as to prepare for cold-drawing.
to grant (public land) by a patent.

Latin patent- (stem of patēns) open, origin, originally present participle of patēre to stand wide open; (noun, nominal) Middle English, short for letters patent, translation of Medieval Latin litterae patentēs open letters
(adjective, adjectival) Middle English 1250–1300

pat′ent•a•ble, adj.
pat′ent•a•bil′i•ty, n.
pat′ent•a•bly, adv.
pa′tent•ly, adv.

10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged clear, palpable, conspicuous, unconcealed. See apparent.

10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dim, obscure, hidden.

patent /ˈpæt^ənt; ˈpeɪt^ənt/ n

a government grant to an inventor assuring him the sole right to make, use, and sell his invention for a limited period
a document conveying such a grant
an invention, privilege, etc, protected by a patent
an official document granting a right
any right granted by such a document

adj

open or available for inspection (esp in the phrases letters patent, patent writ)
/ˈpeɪt^ənt/ obvious: their scorn was patent to everyone
concerning protection, appointment, etc, of or by a patent or patents
proprietary
(esp of a bodily passage or duct) being open or unobstructed

vb (transitive)

to obtain a patent for
(in the US) to grant (public land or mineral rights) by a patent
to heat (a metal) above a transformation temperature and cool it at a rate that allows cold working

Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin patēre to lie open; n use, short for letters patent, from Medieval Latin litterae patentes letters lying open (to public inspection)

ˈpatentable adj ˌpatentaˈbility n USAGE
The pronunciation "ˈpæt^ənt" is heard in letters patent and Patent Office and is the usual US pronunciation for all senses. In Britain "ˈpæt^ənt" is sometimes heard for senses 1, 2 and 3, but "ˈpeɪt^ənt" is commoner and is regularly used in collocations like patent leather

单词	patent
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 pat•ent /ˈpætənt/USA pronunciation n. Law the right granted to an inventor to be the only manufacturer or seller of an invention for a specified number of years:[countable]She applied to the government for a patent. Clothingpatent leather. adj. Law protected by a patent; dealing with patents:[before a noun]patent law. easily open to notice; plain to see:a patent absurdity. Clothingmade of patent leather:patent shoes. v. [~ + object] Lawto obtain a patent on (an invention):to patent a new invention; to patent her software. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pat•ent (pat′nt or, for 10, 12–15,* pāt′-; esp. Brit. pāt′nt),USA pronunciation* n. Lawmakingthe exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years. Lawmakingan invention or process protected by this right. Lawmakingan official document conferring such a right; letters patent. the instrument by which the government of the United States conveys the legal fee-simple title to public land. Clothingpatent leather. adj. pa•tent for 10, 12–15. protected by a patent; patented:a patent cooling device. pertaining to, concerned with, or dealing with patents, esp. on inventions:a patent attorney; patent law. conferred by a patent, as a right or privilege. holding a patent, as a person. readily open to notice or observation; evident; obvious:a patent breach of good manners. Clothingmade of patent leather:patent shoes. lying open; not enclosed or shut in:a patent field. Botany[Chiefly Bot.]expanded or spreading. open, as a doorway or a passage. Phoneticsopen, in various degrees, to the passage of the breath stream. v.t. to take out a patent on; obtain the exclusive rights to (an invention, process, etc.) by a patent. to originate and establish as one's own. Metallurgyto heat and quench (wire) so as to prepare for cold-drawing. to grant (public land) by a patent. Latin patent- (stem of patēns) open, origin, originally present participle of patēre to stand wide open; (noun, nominal) Middle English, short for letters patent, translation of Medieval Latin litterae patentēs open letters (adjective, adjectival) Middle English 1250–1300 pat′ent•a•ble, adj. pat′ent•a•bil′i•ty, n. pat′ent•a•bly, adv. pa′tent•ly, adv. 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged clear, palpable, conspicuous, unconcealed. See apparent. 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dim, obscure, hidden. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: patent /ˈpæt^ənt; ˈpeɪt^ənt/ n a government grant to an inventor assuring him the sole right to make, use, and sell his invention for a limited period a document conveying such a grant an invention, privilege, etc, protected by a patent an official document granting a right any right granted by such a document adj open or available for inspection (esp in the phrases letters patent, patent writ) /ˈpeɪt^ənt/ obvious: their scorn was patent to everyone concerning protection, appointment, etc, of or by a patent or patents proprietary (esp of a bodily passage or duct) being open or unobstructed vb (transitive) to obtain a patent for (in the US) to grant (public land or mineral rights) by a patent to heat (a metal) above a transformation temperature and cool it at a rate that allows cold working Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin patēre to lie open; n use, short for letters patent, from Medieval Latin litterae patentes letters lying open (to public inspection) ˈpatentable adj ˌpatentaˈbility n USAGE The pronunciation "ˈpæt^ənt" is heard in letters patent and Patent Office and is the usual US pronunciation for all senses. In Britain "ˈpæt^ənt" is sometimes heard for senses 1, 2 and 3, but "ˈpeɪt^ənt" is commoner and is regularly used in collocations like patent leather
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