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

uk/ˈpeɪ.tənt/us/ˈpæt.ənt/[ before noun ] A patent invention is protected by law so that only particular people or companies have the right to make or sell it:

a patent screwdriver

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Court cases, orders & decisions

actionable
administer
admissible
affidavit
affiliation order
bail
bale
court martial
inadmissible
injunction
judgment
judicature
judicial
plea
remedy
retrial
Rex
ruling
separation
sequester

See more results »

patentnoun [ C ]

us/ˈpæt·ənt/

the legal right to be the only one who can make, use, or sell an invention for a particular number of years

patent

verb [ T ] us/ˈpæt·ənt/

Otis patented a steam elevator in 1861.

patentadjective

us/ˈpæt·ənt, ˈpeɪ·tə/

patent adjective (OBVIOUS)

(of ideas or characteristics) obvious:

He felt the notion of beginner's luck was patent nonsense.

patently

adverb us/ˈpæt·ənt·li, ˈpeɪt-/

Your entire argument is patently ridiculous.

patentnoun [ C ]

uk/ˈpeɪtənt, ˈpætənt/usLAW

the legal right to be the only person or company to make or sell a product for a particular number of years, or a document that gives you this right:

apply for/file/take out a patent Filing a patent is a long and expensive process.

be awarded/granted a patent An American company was granted the patent last year.

a patent on sth He expects to be awarded a patent on his invention later this month.

a patent for sth The company has been granted a patent for a milk carton opener.

The drugs are protected by patent.

The lawsuit will continue even after the patent expires.

a patent attorney/lawyer

a patent application

come/go off patent

if a product comes off patent or goes off patent, the period of time for which someone has the patent for it comes to an end:

A lot of the company's top-selling drugs were going off patent.

patent pending also patent applied for

used to show that the person who has made or is selling a product has asked for a patent on it:

The company has a patent pending on the machine.

patentverb [ T ]

uk/ˈpeɪtənt, ˈpætənt/usLAW

to get the legal right to be the only person or company to make or sell a product for a particular number of years:

patent a device/process The company has designed and patented a device which it claims will sharply reduce pollution emissions from older cars.

patentadjective

uk/ˈpeɪtənt, ˈpætənt/us

LAW → patented

单词	patent
释义	Contents noun (2) patent (LEGAL RIGHT) patent (LEATHER) verb (1) patent (1) adjective (2) patent (OBVIOUS) patent (LEGAL RIGHT) Contents noun (1) patent (1) adjective (1) patent (OBVIOUS) more…(2) patent patently Contents noun (3) patent (1) patent (2) patent (3) verb (1) patent (1) adjective (1) patent (1) English American Business patentnoun uk/ˈpeɪ.tənt/us/ˈpæt.ənt/ patent noun (LEGAL RIGHT) [ C ] the official legal right to make or sell an invention for a particular number of years: In 1880 Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent on an apparatus for signalling and communicating called a Photophone. The company took out/filed a patent on a genetically engineered tomato. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Court cases, orders & decisions actionable administer admissible affidavit affiliation order bail bale court martial inadmissible injunction judgment judicature judicial plea remedy retrial Rex ruling separation sequester See more results » patent noun (LEATHER) [ U ] → patent leather Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Tanning & leather buckskin calfskin chamois cowhide dubbin goatskin hide kid lambskin leather leatherette patent leather pigskin shammy suede tan tanner tannery tooled vellum patentverb [ T ] uk/ˈpeɪ.tənt/us/ˈpæt.ənt/ to get the official legal right to make or sell an invention: If you don't patent your invention, other people may make all the profit out of it. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Court cases, orders & decisions actionable administer admissible affidavit affiliation order bail bale court martial inadmissible injunction judgment judicature judicial plea remedy retrial Rex ruling separation sequester See more results » patentadjective uk/ˈpeɪ.tənt//ˈpæt.ənt/us/ˈpæt.ənt//ˈpeɪ.tənt/ patent adjective (OBVIOUS) usuk/ˈpeɪ.tənt/[ before noun ] formal very obvious: a patent lie a patent disregard of the law "No," he replied, with patent distaste. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Apparent and obvious apparent *be (as) plain as the nose on your* face idiom be (right) under your nose** idiom be etched somewhere idiom be writ large idiom leap out at sb linear loud loud and clear idiom manifest manifestly marked publicly recognizable self-evident shine shine out shine through stare stark See more results » patent adjective (LEGAL RIGHT) uk/ˈpeɪ.tənt/us/ˈpæt.ənt/[ before noun ] A patent invention is protected by law so that only particular people or companies have the right to make or sell it: a patent screwdriver Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Court cases, orders & decisions actionable administer admissible affidavit affiliation order bail bale court martial inadmissible injunction judgment judicature judicial plea remedy retrial Rex ruling separation sequester See more results » patentnoun [ C ] us/ˈpæt·ənt/ the legal right to be the only one who can make, use, or sell an invention for a particular number of years patent verb [ T ] us/ˈpæt·ənt/ Otis patented a steam elevator in 1861. patentadjective us/ˈpæt·ənt, ˈpeɪ·tə/ patent adjective (OBVIOUS) (of ideas or characteristics) obvious: He felt the notion of beginner's luck was patent nonsense. patently adverb us/ˈpæt·ənt·li, ˈpeɪt-/ Your entire argument is patently ridiculous. patentnoun [ C ] uk/ˈpeɪtənt, ˈpætənt/usLAW the legal right to be the only person or company to make or sell a product for a particular number of years, or a document that gives you this right: apply for/file/take out a patent Filing a patent is a long and expensive process. be awarded/granted a patent An American company was granted the patent last year. a patent on sth He expects to be awarded a patent on his invention later this month. a patent for sth The company has been granted a patent for a milk carton opener. The drugs are protected by patent. The lawsuit will continue even after the patent expires. a patent attorney/lawyer a patent application come/go off patent if a product comes off patent or goes off patent, the period of time for which someone has the patent for it comes to an end: A lot of the company's top-selling drugs were going off patent. patent pending also patent applied for used to show that the person who has made or is selling a product has asked for a patent on it: The company has a patent pending on the machine. patentverb [ T ] uk/ˈpeɪtənt, ˈpætənt/usLAW to get the legal right to be the only person or company to make or sell a product for a particular number of years: patent a device/process The company has designed and patented a device which it claims will sharply reduce pollution emissions from older cars. patentadjective uk/ˈpeɪtənt, ˈpætənt/us LAW → patented
随便看	fall flat on your face fall for sb fall for someone be square be staring at sth be stinking rich be straining at the leash be streaked be streets ahead be stretched thin be stretching it be strictly for the birds be struck dumb be stuck in a groove be stuck on sb/sth be stuck with sb/sth be stumped be subject to sth be sucked into something be supposed to be sure of sth be sure of yourself be sure of/about sb be sure to be surplus to requirements