royalty
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT The members of royal families are sometimes referred to as royalty. 王室
Royalty and government leaders from all around the world are gathering in Japan. 來自世界各國的王室和政府首腦們正聚集日本。
2. N-PLURAL Royalties are payments made to authors and musicians when their work is sold or performed. They usually receive a fixed percentage of the profits from these sales or performances. 版稅
I lived on about $5,000 a year from the royalties on my book. 我靠的大約五千美元的出書版稅生活。
3. N-COUNT Payments made to someone whose invention, idea, or property is used by a commercial company can be referred to as royalties. (發明、創意、財産等的) 使用費
The royalties enabled the inventor to re-establish himself in business. 這些使用費使這名發明者能再次立足商界。
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royalty /ˈrɔɪəltɪ/ (royalties)
剑桥词典
- Her father is descended from Greek royalty.
- Wherever there is royalty, there are always hangers-on.
- This also gave him the opportunity to rub shoulders with royalty.
- This has long been the haunt of royalty.
- We were treated like royalty.
royalty noun (RULERS)
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞, 指稱集躰行動的一群人的名詞作爲單數使用時，在英式英語中，該名詞後麪可以使用動詞的單數或者複數在美式英語中，使用動詞的單數更好 ]the people who belong to the family of a king and queen
王室成員；皇族成員
She believes she's related to royalty. 她認爲她和王室有血緣關系。
例句
royalty noun (PAYMENT)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 通常作爲複數使用的名詞 ]a payment made to writers , people who have invented things, owners of property , etc. every time their books , devices , land , etc. are bought or used by others
（專利）使用費；（著作的）版稅；（土地等的）開採使用費，租用費 返回 royalty