A1 noun 正式

intellectual property

/ˌɪn.təˈlek.tʃu.əl ˈprɒp.ə.ti/

Intellectual property refers to things that people create using their minds, like stories, music, and inventions. It is a law that says you own your ideas so other people cannot copy them without your permission.

例句

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1

The artist wants to keep her intellectual property safe.

The artist wants to make sure her creative work is not stolen.

2

The company must register its intellectual property to ensure legal protection.

The business needs to sign up its ideas so the law protects them.

3

Hey, don't use my photo; that's my intellectual property!

Do not use my picture because it belongs to me and my ideas!

词族

名词
intellectual property
副词
intellectually
形容词
intellectual
相关
intellect
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记忆技巧

Think of IP as 'Idea Property'. It is property that lives in your 'Intellect' (your brain).

快速测验

The software company spent millions of dollars to protect its ________ ________.

正确!

正确答案是: intellectual property

例句

1

The artist wants to keep her intellectual property safe.

everyday

The artist wants to make sure her creative work is not stolen.

2

The company must register its intellectual property to ensure legal protection.

formal

The business needs to sign up its ideas so the law protects them.

3

Hey, don't use my photo; that's my intellectual property!

informal

Do not use my picture because it belongs to me and my ideas!

4

Intellectual property is a key topic in modern legal studies.

academic

Laws about owning ideas are very important in law school today.

5

Our firm earns a lot of money from its intellectual property licenses.

business

Our company makes money by letting others pay to use our ideas.

词族

名词
intellectual property
副词
intellectually
形容词
intellectual
相关
intellect

常见搭配

protect intellectual property to keep ideas safe from being copied
intellectual property rights the legal rules about owning ideas
theft of intellectual property stealing someone's creative work
intellectual property law the rules of a country regarding ideas
intellectual property office the place where you go to register your ideas

常用短语

IP rights

short way to say intellectual property rights

infringement of intellectual property

the act of breaking the law by using someone's idea

IP portfolio

a collection of all the ideas a company owns

容易混淆的词

intellectual property vs Physical property

Physical property is something you can touch like a car; intellectual property is an idea you cannot touch.

intellectual property vs Copyright

Copyright is just one type of intellectual property specifically for books and art.

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使用说明

Use this term when talking about who owns a song, a book, a brand name, or a new machine. It is almost always used as an uncountable noun in singular form.

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常见错误

Learners often try to make it plural (intellectual properties) when they mean many ideas, but it is usually treated as a single category of law.

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记忆技巧

Think of IP as 'Idea Property'. It is property that lives in your 'Intellect' (your brain).

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词源

From 'intellectual' (belonging to the mind) and 'property' (something owned).

语法模式

Uncountable noun Often abbreviated as IP Used with verbs like 'protect', 'register', or 'violate'
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文化背景

In the modern world, especially with the internet, intellectual property is very important for movie studios and tech companies.

快速测验

The software company spent millions of dollars to protect its ________ ________.

正确!

正确答案是: intellectual property

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A1

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A1

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A1

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A1

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A1

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sentence

A1

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bail

A1

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A1

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