patent

特許

一定期間、発明を誰が製造・使用・販売できるか決める公的な権利。

やさしい英語で： An official right to control who makes, uses, or sells your invention for a set time.

• She applied for a patent.
• The company holds several patents on medical devices.
• When does the patent expire?

使い方： patent on something (She holds a patent on a new water filter.); patent for something (They applied for a patent for their invention.)

よく使う表現： patent on something, apply for a patent, hold a patent, grant a patent

特許を取得する

発明の製造・使用・販売を管理する公的な権利を得る。

やさしい英語で： To obtain the official right to control who makes, uses, or sells an invention.

• They plan to patent the device.
• She patented a new way to clean water.
• Can you patent this design?

よく使う表現： patent an invention, patent a design, patent a process

明白な

誰にでも簡単に見てわかる、または理解できるほど明らかな。

やさしい英語で： So clear that anyone can easily see or understand it.

• That is patent nonsense.
• His excuse was a patent lie.
• The patent unfairness of the decision angered everyone.

類義語： obvious, clear, evident

よく使う表現： patent nonsense, patent lie, patent absurdity

開存した

特に体内の管が開いていて、空気や液体が通れる。

やさしい英語で： Open and allowing air or liquid to pass through, especially in a part of the body.

• The airway remained patent.
• Tests showed that the artery was patent.
• The baby needed treatment for a patent ductus arteriosus.

類義語： open, unobstructed

反対語： blocked

よく使う表現： patent ductus arteriosus, patent airway, patent artery