| 词汇 | patent |
| 释义 | patent noun uk /ˈpeɪ.tənt/ us /ˈpæt.ənt/ patentnoun (LEGAL RIGHT)[ C ] the official legal right to make or sell an invention for a particular number of years: 专利权 In 1880 Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent on an apparatus for signalling and communicating called a Photophone.亚历山大‧格雷厄姆‧贝尔发明了一个可用来发送和传输讯号，称为「光线电话」的装置，并于1880年获授了此装置的专利权。 The company took out/filed a patent on a genetically engineered tomato.该公司取得／申请了一项转基因西红柿的专利权。 Court cases, orders & decisions actionable actionably administer admissibility admissible extinguishment extrajudicial extrajudicially fatal accident inquiry federal case pettifoggery pettifogging plea bargain plea bargaining pleading the Webster ruling waiver walk walk freeidiom wardship patentnoun (LEATHER)[ U ] → patent leather（见patent leather） Tanning & leather buckskin calfskin chamois cowhide dubbin hide horsehide leather leatherette mock croc nappa nubuck pigskin shammy suede tan tanner tannery tooled patent verb[ T ] uk /ˈpeɪ.tənt/ us /ˈpæt.ənt/ to get the official legal right to make or sell an invention: 申请专利 If you don't patent your invention, other people may make all the profit out of it.如果你不为你的发明申请专利权，其他人就会从中渔利。 Court cases, orders & decisions actionable actionably administer admissibility admissible extinguishment extrajudicial extrajudicially fatal accident inquiry federal case pettifoggery pettifogging plea bargain plea bargaining pleading the Webster ruling waiver walk walk freeidiom wardship patent adjective uk /ˈpeɪ.tənt//ˈpæt.ənt/ us /ˈpæt.ənt//ˈpeɪ.tənt/ patentadjective (OBVIOUS)[ before noun ]formalusuk /ˈpeɪ.tənt/ very obvious: 显然的，显而易见的 a patent lie昭然若揭的谎言 a patent disregard of the law对法律的公然漠视 "No," he replied, with patent distaste.“不，”他带着明显的厌恶回答道。 Apparent and obvious (from) under your noseidiom apparent be (as) plain as the nose on your faceidiom be (right) under your noseidiom be etched somewhereidiom be writ largeidiom flagrantly foregone conclusion glaring glaringly I need hardly do somethingidiom obtrude overtly palpable palpably parallax patently squeaky stand/stick out a mileidiom written all over someone's faceidiom patentadjective (LEGAL RIGHT)[ before noun ]uk /ˈpeɪ.tənt/ us /ˈpæt.ənt/ A patent invention is protected by law so that only particular people or companies have the right to make or sell it: 专利权 a patent screwdriver获专利的螺丝刀 Court cases, orders & decisions actionable actionably administer admissibility admissible extinguishment extrajudicial extrajudicially fatal accident inquiry federal case pettifoggery pettifogging plea bargain plea bargaining pleading the Webster ruling waiver walk walk freeidiom wardship patent | American Dictionarypatent noun[ C ] us/ˈpæt·ənt/ the legal right to be the only one who can make, use, or sell an invention for a particular number of years patentverb[ T ]us/ˈpæt·ənt/ Otis patented a steam elevator in 1861. patent adjective us/ˈpæt·ənt, ˈpeɪ·tə/ patentadjective (OBVIOUS)(of ideas or characteristics) obvious: He felt the notion of beginner's luck was patent nonsense. patentlyadverbus/ˈpæt·ənt·li, ˈpeɪt-/ Your entire argument is patently ridiculous. patent | Business Englishpatent noun[ C ] LAWuk /ˈpeɪtənt, ˈpætənt/us the legal right to be the only person or company to make or sell a product for a particular number of years, or a document that gives you this right: apply for/file/take out a patentFiling a patent is a long and expensive process. be awarded/granted a patentAn American company was granted the patent last year. a patent on sthHe expects to be awarded a patent on his invention later this month. a patent for sthThe company has been granted a patent for a milk carton opener. The drugs are protected by patent. The lawsuit will continue even after the patent expires. a patent attorney/lawyer a patent application come/go off patent if a product comes off patent or goes off patent, the period of time for which someone has the patent for it comes to an end: A lot of the company's top-selling drugs were going off patent. patent pending(alsopatent applied for) used to show that the person who has made or is selling a product has asked for a patent on it: The company has a patent pending on the machine. patent verb[ T ] LAWuk /ˈpeɪtənt, ˈpætənt/us to get the legal right to be the only person or company to make or sell a product for a particular number of years: patent a device/processThe company has designed and patented a device which it claims will sharply reduce pollution emissions from older cars. patent adjective uk /ˈpeɪtənt, ˈpætənt/us LAW → patented Examples of patentpatent The full patent does not seem to have survived. For each problem, the original patent document was used to determine the per formance the invention was supposed to achieve. The pulmonary arteries filled from the aorta via a patent atrial duct. Under the existing patent system, access is hindered by high prices and launch delays. Exclusivity is limited to the 20 years from the date a patent application is filed. Thus, it is generally accepted that patents should continue just long enough so that monopoly profits can repay the costs of development of the invention. The patient initially had a patent arterial duct that originated from the under surface of the rightsided aortic arch. The arterial duct and the oval foramen were patent. It is important to note that complete closure was achieved in all patients with patent oval foramen after presumed paradoxical embolism. As a third consequence, there is a reciprocal influence of the diastolic function of the two ventricles through a widely patent oval foramen. The patent drawings show a translucent roof constructed like the walls but this was omitted in the built project. On the other hand, the obligation to furnish a detailed written description of the invention that was proposed for the patent. For diseases specific to developing nations, the incentives conferred by patents would remain to encourage research. He shared his father's desperation, the desperation of a small man who watched big producers monopolize the state patents and premiums that eluded him. For pharmaceutical innovations, the existing patent system provides 20 years of patent protection. See all examples of patent These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withpatentpatentThese are words often used in combination with patent. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. original patent For each problem, the originalpatent document was used to determine the per formance the invention was supposed to achieve. patent application This means that an invention cannot be disclosed anywhere in the world prior to a patentapplication being lodged at a relevant patent office. patent dispute That, in turn, might influence how they deal with a patentdispute. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with patent |
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