patent
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/ˈpætnt/
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/ˈpætnt/
An official right to be the only one who can make, use, or sell an invention.
The company got a patent for their new phone design.
该公司为其新手机设计获得了专利。
Made or sold by a specific company.
The store sells many patent medicines.
这家商店销售许多专利药品。
Very clear and obvious, especially for something bad.
His story was a patent lie.
他的故事明显是个谎言。
To get the official right to be the only one who can make, use, or sell an invention.
They plan to patent their invention next month.
他们计划下个月为他们的发明申请专利。