proprietary
adj[usu attrib 通常作定语]
1
(a) (of goods) manufactured and sold by a particular firm, usu under patent (指货物)独家制造和销售的, (通常指)专利的
proprietary medicines 专卖药品
proprietary brands 专利商标.
(b) (in this dictionary abbreviated as propr) (of a brand name) owned and used exclusively by a particular firm (本词典略作propr专利名)(指商标名称)专利的
a proprietary name, eg Kodak for cameras and films 专利名称(如照相机及胶片所用的柯达牌商标)
`Xerox' is a proprietary name and may not be used by other makers of photocopiers. `施乐'为专利名称, 制造复印机的其他厂家不得采用.
2 of or relating to an owner or ownership 所有的; 所有权的
proprietary rights 所有权.
I don't know if I should tell you. But I will. It was all because of your necklace, your beautiful diamond necklace.
我不知道该不该告诉你。不过,我想还是告诉你吧。那全都是因为你的那条项链,你那条漂亮的钻石项链呀!
My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.