| 释义 |
royalty/ˈrɔiəlti/n. (pl. -ies) 1 the office or dignity or power of a king or queen, sovereignty 王位；王威；王权，君权 2a royal persons 王室人员 b a member of a royal family 王室成员 3 a sum paid to a patentee for the use of a patent or to an author etc. for each copy of a book etc. sold or for each public performance of a work (专利权的)使用费；(著作的)版税；(作品的每次)公演费 4a a royal right (now esp. over minerals) granted by the sovereign to an individual or corporation (君主授予个人或公司的，现在尤指对矿产的)特许开采权 b a payment made by a producer of minerals, oil, or natural gas to the owner of the site or of the mineral rights over it (矿产、石油、天然气等开采者付给所有者的)开采权使用费，矿区租用费 [Middle English from Old French roialté (as ROYAL)] |