royalty
翻译
皇室, 王室成员, 版税, 专利费
例句
The event was attended by royalty.
皇室成员出席了这次活动。
The author receives a royalty on each book sold.
作者每卖出一本书就能得到一笔版税。
语法模式
((royalty)) [不可数] 皇室 The event was attended by royalty.
((a royalty)) ((on sth.)) [可数] ……的版税 He gets a royalty on every copy sold.
近义词
同义词: (人) nobility, aristocracy; (付款) commission, fee
词源
由“royal”加上表示性质或状态的后缀“-ty”构成。
记忆技巧
记住“royal”（皇家的）人可能会收到“royalty”（版税）付款。这样可以将两个主要含义联系起来。