名詞 monopoly:

1. (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller
2. exclusive control or possession of something
3. a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die

1. The telecommunication service is a government monopoly.
   電信為政府專營(yíng)。
2. He seems to think he has a monopoly of brains.
   他似乎認(rèn)為只有他才聰明。

mo.nop.o.ly

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 mo.nop.o.lies
Exclusive control by one group of the means of producing or selling a commodity or service.
壟斷：通過(guò)生產(chǎn)或銷售一種商品或服務(wù)等手段使獨(dú)占
Law A right granted by a government giving exclusive control over a specified commercial activity to a single party.
【法律】 專利權(quán)：政府授予的單方對(duì)某一商品活動(dòng)獨(dú)享控制權(quán)的一種權(quán)利

A company or group having exclusive control over a commercial activity.
壟斷者：對(duì)某一商業(yè)活動(dòng)有單獨(dú)控制權(quán)的公司或集團(tuán)
A commodity or service so controlled.
這樣被控制的商品或服務(wù)

Exclusive possession or control:
獨(dú)占或完全控制：
例句：
arrogantly claims to have a monopoly on the truth.
傲慢地宣稱唯有其知曉真理

Something that is exclusively possessed or controlled:
被獨(dú)占或控制的事物：
例句：
showed that scientific achievement is not a male monopoly.
顯示科學(xué)上的成就不是男人的專利

來(lái)源：
Latin monopôlium
拉丁語(yǔ) monopôlium
from Greek monopôlion
源自 希臘語(yǔ) monopôlion
mono- [mono-]
mono- [前綴，表示.單一.]
pôlein [to sell] * see pel- 4
pôlein [出售] *參見(jiàn) pel- 4

【引伸】
monop.olism
n.（名詞）
monop.olist
n.（名詞）
monop.olis.tic
adj.（形容詞）
monop.olis.tically
adv.（副詞）