| 单词 | monopoly |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [mə'nɔpəli] |
| 解释 | n.专利权，垄断 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 专利权，垄断(exclus ive control of a commodity) 【记】 mono(单个)+poly(运 用)→一个人用→垄断 【同】 同根词：employ(雇佣 ); deploy(展开，部署) 【例】 An university education shouldn't be the monopoly of those whose parents are rich. |
| 字源 | monopoly (n.) "exclusive control of a commodity or trade," 1530s, from Latin monopolium, from Greek monopolion "right of exclusive sale," from mono- + polein "to sell," from PIE root *pel- (5) "to sell" (cognates: Sanskrit panate "barters, purchases," Lithuanian pelnas "gain," Old Church Slavonic splenu, Russian polon "prey, booty," Old Norse falr, Dutch veil, German feil "for sale, venal"). Alternative form monopole (1540s, from the Old French form of the word) was common in 16c. The popular board game, invented by Charles Darrow, is from 1935. Monopoly money "unreal currency" is attested from 1972, in reference to the paper used in the game. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】mono + poly 【相关】oligopoly 求过于供的市场情况 |
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