Lesson 15 Secrecy in industry 【单词列表】

secret [ˈsiːkrit] n. 秘密

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A: Who is your new boyfriend?

B: It's a secret.

A:你的新男友是谁啊?

B:这是个秘密。

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effectiveness [iˈfektivnis] n. 成效,效力

【扩】effect 效果

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A: How is the effectiveness of it?

B: I'm sure it will help you a lot.

A:它的效力怎么样?

B:我可以肯定它能帮上你很大的忙。

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inquiry [inˈkwaiəri] n. 调查研究

【扩】investigation 调查研究  research 调查研究

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A: The inquiry has shown it's hopeful.

B: Let me have a look at the report.

A:调查研究显示有希望。

B:给我看看报告。

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positive [ˈpɔzətiv] adj. 确实的

process [ˈprəuses] n. 过程

patent [ˈpeitənt] n. 专利;v. 得到专利权

【派】patently 明显地,公然地

【扩】monopoly 专利权

【搭】apply for the patent 申请专利

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A: Have you applied for the patent?

B: The patent is under handling.

A:你申请专利了吗?

B:专利还在办理。

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A: This is my latest invention.

B: Can you get a patent?

A:这是我的最新发明。

B:能取得专利权吗?

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agent [ˈeidʒənt] n. 情报人员

 

secrecy

/ˈsiːkrəsi/n. 秘密
Secrecy is the act of keeping something secret, or the state of being kept secret. 保密; 秘密

noun [抽象名词]秘密,保密 - They were sworn to secrecy. 他们被要求发誓保密。

effectiveness

//n. 成效,效力

inquiry

🇬🇧/ɪnˈkwaɪəri/ 🇺🇸/ˈɪnkwəri; ɪnˈkwaɪəri/n. 调查研究
An inquiry is a question you ask in order to get some information. 询问

noun [具体名词]询问,疑问;调查,审查; 探查,探询 - He made some inquiries and discovered she had gone to Connecticut. 他询问了一番,发现她已去了康涅狄格州。

positive

🇬🇧/ˈpɒzətɪv/ 🇺🇸/ˈpɑːzətɪv/adj. 确实的
If you are positive about things, you are hopeful and confident, and think of the good aspects of a situation rather than the bad ones. (心态) 积极的

adjective [原级]乐观的,有信心的;积极的,建设性的;良好的,有助益的;赞成的,支持的;确信的,肯定的;完全的,绝对的;证据确凿的,明确的;阳性的;正数的,大于零的;正电的,正极的;(摄影)正片的,正像的;(语法)(形容词,副词)原级的;(主哲)实证的,实在的;(占星)(风宫,火宫)积极的 - You really must try to start thinking positively. 你真得开始努力地积极思考问题。

noun [抽象名词]优势,优点;阳性结果;正片;正极,阳极;正数;(语法)原级形容词,原级副词 - The positive in a situation is the good and pleasant aspects of it. 积极面 He prefers to focus on the positive. 他更愿意关注积极面。

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🇬🇧/ˈprəʊses/ 🇺🇸/ˈprɑːses/n. 过程
A process is a series of actions which are carried out in order to achieve a particular result. 过程

noun [专属名词]步骤,程序;(自然或偶然的)变化过程;(为达到某目标的)过程,进程;制作方法,加工方法;<法律>传票;(生,剖)端突,突起 - The process was needlessly slow.

adjective [原级](印刷)三原色的,三色版的; 经过特殊加工的;照相板的 - History is an interpretive process.

verb [vt. 及物动词](用化学物品或机器)处理,加工;审核,受理(正式文件或请求);(计算机)处理(数据);冲洗(照片);加工(食品);<正式>列队行进;把(头发)弄成直发 - Patients took more than two hours to be processed through the department.  病人们花了两个多小时才走完那个科室程序。

  • The crop is processed.  加工
  • in the process (of doing)  过程

patent

🇬🇧/ˈpeɪt(ə)nt/ 🇺🇸/ˈpæt(ə)nt/n. 专利;v.得到专利权
A patent is an official right to be the only person or company allowed to make or sell a new product for a certain period of time. 专利

noun [抽象名词]专利(权),专利证书;专利发明 - He held a number of patents for his many innovations.  他为他的许多革新申请了几项专利。

adjective [原级]受专利保护的,专利的;专利生产的,专利经销的;显而易见的,赤裸裸的;(寄生虫感染)明显的,显著的;(脉管、导管或孔)开放的,不闭合的 - You use patent to describe something, especially something bad, in order to indicate in an emphatic way that you think its nature or existence is clear and obvious. 显而易见的

verb [vt. 及物动词]获得…的专利权;授予专利 - If you patent something, you obtain a patent for it. 得到…专利

agent

/ˈeɪdʒənt/n. 情报人员
An agent is a person who looks after someone else's business affairs or does business on their behalf. 代理商

noun [专属名词]代理人,代理商;(艺术界的)经纪人;间谍,特工;原动力,动因;剂;(语法)施动者;(美国某些政府部门的)官员 - An agent in the arts world is a person who gets work for an actor or musician, or who sells the work of a writer to publishers. (艺术界的) 经纪人