royalty的意思

royalty

英式音标['rɔɪəlti]
美式英标['rɒɪəltɪ]

基本解释

n. 皇室；版税；王权；专利税

royalty 王室成员，矿区土地使用费，版权

来自 royal,国王的，王室的，-ty,名词后缀。引申词义王室成员，王室享有的权利，后用于指国君授予个人或团体的特权或权利，再后用于指矿区土地使用费，版权，版税等，且成为主要词义。

royalty (n.): c. 1400, "office or position of a sovereign," also "magnificence," from or modeled on Old French roialte (12c., Modern French royauté), from Vulgar Latin *regalitatem (nominative *regalitas), from Latin regalis (see royal). Sense of "prerogatives or rights granted by a sovereign to an individual or corporation" is from late 15c. From that evolved more general senses, such as "payment to a landowner for use of a mine" (1839), and ultimately "payment to an author, composer, etc." for sale or use of his or her work (1857). Compare realty.

1. She bowed her head in a gesture somehow reminiscent of royalty.: 她低头的姿势让人想起皇室风范。

3. The gala evening was attended by royalty and politicians.: 王室成员和政坛要人参加了这个晚会。