[/ˈpeɪtnt, also ˈpætnt; US ˈpætnt; ˋpætnt/] adj ~ (to sb) obvious; clear; evident 显著的; 清楚的; 明显的:
a patent lie 明显的谎言 *
his patent dislike of the plan 他对该计画明显的不喜欢 *
a patent disregard for the truth 公然无视事实 *
It was patent to anyone that she disliked the idea. 谁都知道她不喜欢那个主意. patent 2
[/ˈpætnt, also ˈpeɪtnt; US ˈpætnt; ˋpætnt/] n用法:
1 (a) official document giving the holder the sole right to make, use or sell an invention and preventing others from imitating it 许可证; 特许状; 专利证书:
take out (ie obtain) a patent to protect an invention 取得专利证书以保护一项发明 *
patent applied for, eg marked on goods not yet protected by patent 已申请专利（如标在尚未获专利保护产品上的字样）.
(b) right granted by this 专利权. 用法:
2 invention or process that is protected by a patent 专利发明; 专利方法:
It's my patent. 那是我的专利发明. patent 3
adj 用法:
1 [attrib 作定语] (of an invention, a product, etc) protected by or having a patent （指发明、 产品等）有专利的, 受专利权保护的. 用法:
2 [attrib 作定语] made and sold by a particular firm 专利生产的; 专利经销的:
patent drugs, medicines, etc 专利药物等 *
(joc 谑) his patent (ie personal) remedy for hangovers 他私有的治宿醉偏方. patent 4
v [Tn] obtain a patent for (an invention or process) 取得（某项发明或方法的）专利权. |