Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
专利
zhuānlì
Description
专利是指政府给发明人的一种法律权利，别人不能随便用他的发明。
A 专利 is a legal right granted by the government to an inventor, preventing others from using their invention without permission.
很多公司都会为自己的新产品申请专利。
Many companies apply for 专利 for their new products.
Meanings
专利zhuānlì
patent; exclusive legal right to an invention
他为这个新发明申请了专利。
He applied for a patent for this new invention.
专利zhuānlì
something belonging exclusively to someone
漂亮衣服不是女人的专利。
Pretty clothes are not a woman's exclusive right.
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Notes
- Etymology
专 (exclusive) + 利 (benefit/right), literally 'exclusive right'.
- Nuance
second sense is often used casually to mean 'not only X can do/have it'.
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