patently

英 [ˈpeɪtəntli]

美 [ˈpætəntli]

adv.  毫无疑问; 显然

BNC.13725 / COCA.16413

牛津词典

adv.

• 毫无疑问；显然
  without doubt
  1. Her explanation was patently ridiculous.
     她的解释显然是荒唐可笑的。
  2. It was patently obvious that she was lying.
     她显然是在撒谎。

柯林斯词典

The pronunciation /'pætənt/ is also used for meanings 1 and 2 in British English. 英国英语中义项1和2亦读作/'pætənt/。


• N-COUNT 专利权
  Apatentis an official right to be the only person or company allowed to make or sell a new product for a certain period of time.
  1. P&G applied for a patent on its cookies...
     宝洁公司为它的饼干申请专利权。
  2. He held a number of patents for his many innovations...
     他拥有多项发明的专利权。
  3. It sued Centrocorp for patent infringement.
     它诉Centrocorp公司侵犯专利权。
• VERB 得到…的专利权
  If youpatentsomething, you obtain a patent for it.
  1. He patented the idea that the atom could be split...
     他获得了“原子可以再分”这一概念的专利权。
  2. The invention has been patented by the university.
     那项发明已被那所大学申请了专利。
  3. ...a patented machine called the VCR II.
     名为VCR II的专利机器
• ADJ-GRADED （尤指坏事物）明显的，显而易见的
  You usepatentto describe something, especially something bad, in order to indicate in an emphatic way that you think its nature or existence is clear and obvious.
  1. This was patent nonsense.
     这明显是胡说八道。
  2. ...a patent lie.
     赤裸裸的谎言

英英释义

adv

• unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
  1. the answer is obviously wrong
  2. she was in bed and evidently in great pain
  3. he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list
  4. it is all patently nonsense
  5. she has apparently been living here for some time
  6. I thought he owned the property, but apparently not
  7. You are plainly wrong
  8. he is plain stubborn
  Synonym:obviouslyevidentlymanifestlyapparentlyplainlyplain

双语例句

• And for derivatives, historic cost accounting is patently wrong.
  并且，就衍生品而言，采用历史成本会计显然是错误的。
• The construction is patently flawed.
  欧元结构的缺陷显而易见。
• To say Quan is planning to cause them or the Bengal tigers harm is a blatant lie and patently dishonest.
  说全莉要加害他们本人和两只孟加拉虎纯粹是一派胡言，是公然的不诚实。
• The root problem is not just a hugely elevated level of public debt, or a patently unsustainable trajectory for old age entitlements. It is an electorate deeply divided over the direction of government, with differences compounded by changing demographics and sustained sluggish growth.
  根本的问题不仅仅在于公共债务水平过高，也不仅仅在于显然不可持续的老年人福利项目，还在于选民对政府政策方向产生了严重分歧，而人口变化和经济增长持续疲弱又加剧了这种分歧。
• They will carry on supporting the "official" verdict that is patently false and contrived to protect the real criminals, who will answer for their crimes in the Courts of Justice.
  他们将依旧支持“官方”结论，而其是明显错误的，人为的保护那些真实的罪犯，他们将在公正的裁决面前回应自己的罪行。
• Senator Obama called Ferraro's comments "patently absurd" and "divisive." He spoke to ABC News'morning television show.
  奥巴马在美国广播公司早间新闻节目上说，费拉罗的评论非常荒唐，而且具有分裂性。
• It should be patently clear that my expeditions to cramond.
  很明显我带他们去克莱蒙得的经历。
• The poor happy employment rate shows that Hong Kond is patently not a good city.
  香港的快乐就业率如此低，证明香港不是一个好城市。
• Yet the path he is on is patently a dead end.
  但他现在走的这条路显然是死路。
• It would patently be a nonsense to put him in complete control.
  要想完完全全地控制他，显然是无知妄为。