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patent

释义

patent

adjectiveonly before noun

UK /ˈpeɪt(ə)nt/UK /ˈpæt(ə)nt/

1
extremely obvious
His comments are just patent nonsense.
She showed a patent disregard for everyone’s feelings.
Synonyms and related words
Obvious
obvious
clear
significant

patent

adjectiveonly before noun

US /ˈpæt(ə)nt/US /ˈpeɪt(ə)nt/

1
extremely obvious
His comments are just patent nonsense.
She showed a patent disregard for everyone’s feelings.
Synonyms and related words
Obvious
obvious
clear
significant

patent

noun countable

UK /ˈpeɪt(ə)nt/UK /ˈpæt(ə)nt/

Word Forms

singular	patent
plural	patents

1
an official document that gives someone who has invented something the legal right to make or sell that invention for a particular period of time, and prevents anyone else from doing so
In 1878, Edison received a patent for his phonograph.
Synonyms and related words
Legal documents and parts of legal documents
affidavit
amendment
apostille
1. 1a
  relating to patents or protected by a patent
  a patent application
  a patent printing process
  Synonyms and related words
  Inventing and inventions or discoveries
  breakthrough
  coin
  contrive

patent

noun countable

US /ˈpæt(ə)nt/

Word Forms

singular	patent
plural	patents

1
an official document that gives someone who has invented something the legal right to make or sell that invention for a particular period of time, and prevents anyone else from doing so
In 1878, Edison received a patent for his phonograph.
Synonyms and related words
Legal documents and parts of legal documents
affidavit
amendment
apostille
1. 1a
  relating to patents or protected by a patent
  a patent application
  a patent printing process
  Synonyms and related words
  Inventing and inventions or discoveries
  breakthrough
  coin
  contrive

patent

verb transitive

UK /ˈpeɪt(ə)nt/UK /ˈpæt(ə)nt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	patent
he/she/it	patents
present participle	patenting
past tense	patented
past participle	patented

1
to get a patent for something
When was the first computer mouse patented?
Synonyms and related words
Inventing and inventions or discoveries
breakthrough
coin
contrive

patent

verb transitive

US /ˈpæt(ə)nt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	patent
he/she/it	patents
present participle	patenting
past tense	patented
past participle	patented

1
to get a patent for something
When was the first computer mouse patented?
Synonyms and related words
Inventing and inventions or discoveries
breakthrough
coin
contrive

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