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专利指由政府授予发明者在一定期限内独占制造、使用或销售其发明的权利,也可形容事物明显或新奇。

用法要点

名词用法

作为名词时,常指法律上的专利权或具体的专利文件,可数,常用单数形式表示抽象概念,复数形式指多项专利。

• apply for a patent
• hold a patent on something
• patent infringement

形容词用法

作为形容词时,意为“明显的”或“专利的”,修饰名词,常用于正式或技术语境,强调显而易见或受法律保护的特性。

• patent leather
• a patent lie
• patent medicine

动词用法

作为动词时,意为“取得专利权”,及物,后接发明或产品作宾语,常用被动语态或完成时态表示已获专利的状态。

• patent an invention
• be patented in multiple countries
• has patented a new design

介词搭配

与介词“on”连用表示针对某物的专利,如“patent on a device”;“for”表示申请专利的目的,如“apply for a patent”。

• a patent on software
• file for a patent
• infringe on a patent

基础例句

My uncle applied for a patent on his new gardening tool last year.

我叔叔去年为他的新园艺工具申请了专利。

This product is protected by a patent, so we can't copy it.

这个产品受专利保护,所以我们不能仿制。

She bought a pair of shiny patent leather shoes for the party.

她为派对买了一双闪亮的漆皮鞋。

It's a patent fact that exercise improves health, so let's go for a walk.

运动有益健康是显而易见的事实,所以我们去散步吧。

高级例句

The company patented its innovative battery technology to secure market exclusivity.

该公司为其创新的电池技术申请了专利,以确保市场独占性。

Patent infringement lawsuits can be costly and time-consuming for startups.

专利侵权诉讼对初创企业来说可能既昂贵又耗时。

Researchers must disclose inventions to the university before filing a patent application.

研究人员在提交专利申请前必须向大学披露发明。

The patent office examines applications to ensure they meet novelty and non-obviousness criteria.

专利局审查申请以确保其符合新颖性和非显而易见性标准。

高频搭配

verb

apply for a patentgrant a patenthold a patentinfringe a patentfile a patent

adjective

patent leatherpatent medicinepatent officepatent lawpatent application

noun

patent holderpatent protectionpatent systempatent numberpatent attorney

phrase

patent pendingletters patentutility patentdesign patentpatent troll

常见错误

❌ 错误:He has a patent about this machine.
✓ 正确:He has a patent on this machine.

错误使用介词“about”,正确应为“on”,表示针对某物的专利,这是固定搭配。

❌ 错误:This idea is very patent.
✓ 正确:This idea is very obvious.

误将形容词“patent”用作程度副词修饰,它通常直接修饰名词(如a patent idea),或使用“obvious”等词表达明显之意。

近义词辨析

copyright

版权保护文学、艺术等作品,而专利保护发明、设计等实用创新;版权自动产生,专利需申请授予。

A patent protects an invention like a new phone, while copyright protects a book or song.

obvious

“obvious”强调容易看出或理解,通用;“patent”作形容词时更正式,常带法律或技术色彩,指明显到不容置疑。

It was obvious he was lying (日常明显) vs. The error was patent in the report (正式明显)。