patent/'peɪtənt, 'pætənt/

n. an official right to be the only person or company to make or sell a product

n. [C; U] 专利（权）：[patent on sth] He applied for a patent on his new device. 他给他的新装置申请了专利。

◇The machine was protected by patent. 这机器受专利保护。

音组-tent/-tənt/

content; patent