每日单词：proprietary

proprietary

[PROPRIETARY]

英 [prə'praɪətri] 美 [prə'praɪəteri]

adj.专利的；所有权的 n.所有权；所有人

◉词源

Proprietary（专有的）约于15世纪进入英语，源自拉丁语 proprietarius（所有者的），来自 proprius（自己的、专有的）。演变过程：从“属于个人的财产”直接扩展为商业和法律中“专有技术、专利或独占”的含义。词根 propri-（自己的，PIE pro- “向前”相关）；后缀 -ary（表示“与……相关的”）

◉外刊例句

① The New York Times, 2017:

A Wisconsin man, Eric L. Loomis, who was sentenced to six years in prison based in part on a private company's proprietary software.

威斯康星州男子埃里克·L·卢米斯部分基于一家私营公司的专有软件被判处六年监禁。

② The New York Times, 2017: No one knows exactly how COMPAS works; its manufacturer refuses to disclose the proprietary algorithm.

没有人确切知道COMPAS如何运作；其制造商拒绝披露专有算法。

◉ Usage Examples

(1) We have some proprietary specific medicine .

(2) The company has a proprietary right to the property.

(3) Proprietary right is the foundation of jus rerem.

(4) For years they have been using proprietary trading desks to take positions.

(5) Royalty A share paid to an inventor or the holder of a proprietary right from the sale of their invention or services.

(1) 我们有些专卖特效药。

(2) 公司拥有这笔财产的所有权。

(3) 所有权是物权法之根基。

(4) 他们花费好几年时间使用所有权交易专柜抢占位置。

(5) 版税投资者或专利产品所有人所抽取的销售其发明或服务的一定比例收入。

◉ Usage Notes

If you own something, especially something of value, then you have proprietary rights. The word is most often used in relation to new inventions or patents.

Proprietary refers to property: things that are owned by individuals or businesses. People talk about proprietary drugs, proprietary software, and other things that can only be made and sold by those who discovered or created them. A proprietary claim is usually protected by trademark or copyright. When you say you have a proprietary right to something you're saying to everyone else: "Hands off! This is mine." Years ago, owners of small mom-and-pop stores were known as proprietors.

◉柯林斯词典

1. [ADJ 形容词]专利的；专卖的 Proprietary substances or products are sold under a trade name. [ADJ n] [FORMAL 正式]

...some proprietary brands of dog food...

一些狗粮的专利品牌

We had to take action to protect the proprietary technology.

我们必须采取措施保护专利技术。

2. [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（态度）以所有者自居的 If someone has a proprietary attitude towards something, they act as though they own it. [usu ADJ n] [FORMAL 正式]

Directors weren't allowed any proprietary airs about the product they made.

主管们不允许对他们生产的产品以所有者自居。