proprietary
UK/prә'praiәtәri/US
GREC1
Definitions
adj.
Owned or controlled exclusively by one company or person; protected by patent or copyright.
专有的，专利的，私有的
adj.
Behaving as if one owns something; possessive.
（态度上）占有的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpropri (one's own) + -etary (relating to) = 'relating to ownership.' Keeps the hard ownership sense of proprius: proprietary technology is owned exclusively, locked to one owner. A proprietary attitude treats something as if it belongs only to you.
Root prop still carries 10 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.proprietary software专有软件
- 2.proprietary technology专有技术
- 3.proprietary information专有信息
- 4.proprietary rights专有权
Example Sentences
- 1.
The company guards its proprietary software very closely.
- 2.
These chips use a proprietary design owned by the manufacturer.
- 3.
He felt oddly proprietary about the project he had started.