The pronunciation /'pætənt/ is also used for meanings 1 and 2 in British English. 英国英语中义项1和2亦读作/'pætənt/。
1 N-COUNT 专利权 A patent is an official right to be the only person or company allowed to make or sell a new product for a certain period of time. 专利权
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P&G applied for a patent on its cookies. [+ on]
宝洁公司为它的饼干申请专利权。
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He held a number of patents for his many innovations. [+ for]
他拥有多项发明的专利权。
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It sued Centrocorp for patent infringement.
它诉Centrocorp公司侵犯专利权。
SYN copyright, licence, franchise, registered trademark
2 VERB 得到…的专利权 If you patent something, you obtain a patent for it. 得到…的专利权
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He patented the idea that the atom could be split. [VERB noun]
他获得了“原子可以再分”这一概念的专利权。
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The invention has been patented by the university. [VERB noun]
那项发明已被那所大学申请了专利。
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...a patented machine called the VCR II. [VERB-ed]
名为VCR II的专利机器
3 ADJ-GRADED （尤指坏事物）明显的，显而易见的 You use patent to describe something, especially something bad, in order to indicate in an emphatic way that you think its nature or existence is clear and obvious. （尤指坏事物）明显的，显而易见的 [emphasis]
SYN obvious, apparent, evident, blatant
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