patent

patent
noun
[ˈpat(ə)nt, ˈpeɪt-]
  1. a a government authority or licence to an individual or organization conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to make, use, or sell some invention. letters patent
    专利（权）；专利证
    he took out a patent for an improved steam hammer.
    他取得了一项改良汽锤的专利权。
adjective
  1. easily recognizable; obvious
    容易辨认的；明白的，显然的
    she was smiling with patent insincerity.
    她的微笑带有明显的伪善。
    [ˈpat(ə)nt, ˈpeɪt-]
  2. (Medicine)(of a vessel, duct, or aperture) open and unobstructed; failing to close
    (医)（脉管、导管或孔）开放的，不闭合的
    ■(of a parasitic infection) showing detectable parasites in the tissues or faeces
    （寄生虫感染）明显的，显著的
  3. [attrib.]made and marketed under a patent; proprietary
    特许专卖（或生产）的；专利的
    patent milk powder.
    专利奶粉。
verb
[ˈpat(ə)nt, ˈpeɪt-]
  1. [with obj.]obtain a patent for (an invention)
    得到（发明的）专利权
    an invention is not your own until it is patented.
    一项发明直到获得专利后才属于你自己。
派生
patentable
adjective
patently
[ˈpeɪt(ə)ntli]
adverb
  1. (限形容词义项1)
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin patent- 'lying open', from the verb patere
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