| 釋義 |
monopoly /ms'nopsll; ma'naph/ n (pl -lies) [C] 1 (possession of the) sole right to supply; the supply or service thus controlled. 專利權; 專利權之占有; 專賣; 觸占事業(yè)。 2 complete possession of trade, talk, etc: 商業(yè)、談話等的獨占; 壟斷： In many countries tobacco is a government ~. 在許多國家中，煙草是政府的專賣事業(yè)。 3 anything over which one person or group has control and which is not or cannot be shared by others. 專利品; 専賣品。 monopol4st /-list; -list/ n person who has a ~. 專利者; 專賣者。 monopolistic /ms.nops'Iistilc; maznapa'listik/ adj |