英语词汇“patent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

patent

释义

noun | adjective | verb

patentpatent1 /ˈpæt˺nt/ ●○○ noun

COLLOCATIONS► granted a patent

He was granted a patent on a new type of bicycle.

► take out a patent/file a patent

The researchers have recently taken out a patent on the product.

[countable] the right to make or sell a new invention or product that no one else is allowed to copy for a set period of time, or the official document which gives you this right: patent on/for He was granted a patent on a new type of bicycle.take out a patent/file a patent The researchers have recently taken out a patent on the product. These drugs are still protected by patent.

noun | adjective | verb

patentpatent2 ●○○ adjective [only before noun]

ETYMOLOGYpatent²

Origin: 1300-1400 French Latin, present participle of patere to be open

patent lie/impossibility/nonsense etc. formal used to emphasize that something is clearly a lie, clearly impossible, etc. SYN obvious → see also patently

noun | adjective | verb

patentpatent3 verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

patent

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	patent
	he, she, it	patents
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	patented
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have patented
	he, she, it	has patented
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had patented
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will patent
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have patented

Continuous Form
Present	I	am patenting
	he, she, it	is patenting
	you, we, they	are patenting
Past	I, he, she, it	was patenting
	you, we, they	were patenting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been patenting
	he, she, it	has been patenting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been patenting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be patenting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been patenting

to officially obtain a patent for something such as a new invention or product

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