patent
adj
~ (to sb) obvious; clear; evident 顯著的; 清楚的; 明顯的: a patent lie 明顯的謊言
his patent dislike of the plan 他對該計畫明顯的不喜歡
a patent disregard for the truth 公然無視事實
It was patent to anyone that she disliked the idea. 誰都知道她不喜歡那個主意.
patent n
1
(a) official document giving the holder the sole right to make, use or sell an invention and preventing others from imitating it 許可證; 特許狀; 專利證書
take out (ie obtain) a patent to protect an invention 取得專利證書以保護一項發明
patent applied for, eg marked on goods not yet protected by patent 已申請專利(如標在尚未獲專利保護產品上的字樣).
(b) right granted by this 專利權.
2 invention or process that is protected by a patent 專利發明; 專利方法
It's my patent. 那是我的專利發明. patent, adj
1 [attrib 作定語]
(of an invention, a product, etc) protected by or having a patent (指發明、 產品等)有專利的, 受專利權保護的.
2 [attrib 作定語]
made and sold by a particular firm 專利生產的; 專利經銷的
patent drugs, medicines, etc 專利藥物等
(joc 謔) his patent (ie personal) remedy for hangovers 他私有的治宿醉偏方. patent, v [Tn]
obtain a patent for (an invention or process) 取得(某項發明或方法的)專利權.