搜尋結果
monopoly
- IPA[məˈnɒpəli]
英式
- the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service；a company or group having exclusive control over a commodity or service
noun: monopoly, plural noun: monopolies
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service the state's monopoly of radio and television broadcasting
- ▪ a company or group having exclusive control over a commodity or service passenger services were largely in the hands of state-owned monopolies France's electricity monopoly, EDF
- ▪ a commodity or service in the exclusive control of a company or group electricity, gas, and water were considered to be natural monopolies
- ▪ the exclusive possession, control, or exercise of something men don't have a monopoly on unrequited love
- 2. trademark a board game in which players engage in simulated property and financial dealings using imitation money. It was invented in the US and introduced in 1933 by Charles Darrow; a forerunner of the game had been patented on 5 January 1904 as ‘The Landlord's Game’ by Elizabeth J. Magie.
