形容词
1. It was a patent impossibility. 这显然是不可能。
2. This is a fact patent to the world. 这是全世界都明白的事实。
及物动词
1. The government patented the device to its inventor. 政府给予发明者专利权。
名词
1. Did you take out a patent on your design? 你是否取得一项设计的专利?