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.
該公司為其新手機設計獲得了專利。
Made or sold by a specific company.
The store sells many patent medicines.
這家商店銷售許多專利藥品。
Very clear and obvious, especially for something bad.
His story was a patent lie.
他的故事明顯是個謊言。
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.
他們計劃下個月為他們的發明申請專利。