名詞 patent:

1. a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
   同義詞：patent of invention
2. an official document granting a right or privilege
   同義詞：letters patent

動(dòng)詞 patent:

1. obtain a patent for
2. grant rights to; grant a patent for
3. make open to sight or notice

形容詞 patent:

1. (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage
2. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
   同義詞：apparent, evident, manifest, plain, unmistakable

1. In the Patent Office, we still have millions of ideas that are free for use.
   在專利局，我們還有許多的想法沒有付諸實(shí)施。
2. It was patent to everyone that he disliked the idea.
   每個(gè)人都看得出來(lái)他不喜歡這個(gè)主意。
3. The patent runs out in three years time.
   這項(xiàng)專利期限為3年。
4. He got a patent for this invention.
   他獲得了這項(xiàng)發(fā)明的專利權(quán)。

pat.ent

n.Abbr. pat.（名詞）縮寫 pat.

A grant made by a government that confers upon the creator of an invention the sole right to make, use, and sell that invention for a set period of time.
專利權(quán)：政府授予發(fā)明者在一定時(shí)期內(nèi)制造、使用和銷售其發(fā)明品的唯一的權(quán)力
Letters patent.
專利證
An invention protected by such a grant.
專利品：申請(qǐng)了專利的發(fā)明物；專利品

A grant made by a government that confers on an individual fee-simple title to public lands.
土地專有權(quán)：政府授予的對(duì)公共土地絕對(duì)擁有的個(gè)人所有權(quán)
The official document of such a grant.
土地專有證：賦予公共土地專有權(quán)的正式文件
The land so granted.
專有土地：以這種方式賜與的土地
An exclusive right or title.
專利權(quán)：排他性的權(quán)利
adj.（形容詞）
Abbr. pat.
縮寫 pat.
Protected or conferred by a patent or letters patent:
受專利權(quán)保護(hù)的：
例句：
a patent right.
專利權(quán)

Of, relating to, or dealing in patents:
專利權(quán)的：關(guān)于、屬于或涉及專利權(quán)的：
例句：
patent law.
專利法

also [p3t.nt] Obvious; plain.See Synonyms at apparent
也作 [p3t.nt] 明顯的，顯著的參見 apparent
[p3t.nt] Biology
[p3t.nt] 【生物學(xué)】
Not blocked; open.
無(wú)阻礙的：未關(guān)閉的；開著的
Spreading open; expanded.
擴(kuò)散的，蔓延的：伸展開的；延展的
Of, relating to, or being a nonprescription drug or other medical preparation that is often protected by a trademark.
非醫(yī)生處方的：關(guān)于、屬于或作為一種非醫(yī)生處方但常受商標(biāo)保護(hù)的藥品或其他藥劑
Of high quality. Used of flour.
高品質(zhì)的：高質(zhì)量的。用于面粉
also [p3t.nt] Archaic Open to general inspection. Used especially of documents.
也作 [p3t.nt] 【古語(yǔ)】 公開審查的：公開受檢查的。尤用于對(duì)文件
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
pat.ent.ed,pat.ent.ing,pat.ents
To obtain a patent on or for (an invention, for example).
獲專利權(quán)，（如某一項(xiàng)發(fā)明）
To invent, originate, or be the proprietor of (an idea, for example).
發(fā)明，保有：發(fā)明、創(chuàng)造或擁有（如思想）
To grant a patent to or for.
授予專利權(quán)

來(lái)源：
Middle English [document granting a right]
中古英語(yǔ) [授予某一權(quán)利的公文]
short for (lettre) patent [open (letter)]
(lettre) patent的簡(jiǎn)寫 [公開的（信件）]
from Old French (lettre) patente
源自 古法語(yǔ) (lettre) patente
from Latin patôns patent- [open] [present participle of] patôre [to be open] * see pet…-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) patôns patent- [公開的] [] patôre的現(xiàn)在分詞 [公開] *參見 pet…-

【引伸】
pat.entabil.ity
n.（名詞）
pat.entable
adj.（形容詞）