royalty

• n. 皇室；版税；王权；专利税

来自 royal,国王的，王室的，-ty,名词后缀。引申词义王室成员，王室享有的权利，后用于指 国君授予个人或团体的特权或权利，再后用于指矿区土地使用费，版权，版税等，且成为主 要词义。

royalty (n.)

c. 1400, "office or position of a sovereign," also "magnificence," from or modeled on Old French roialte (12c., Modern French royauté), from Vulgar Latin *regalitatem (nominative *regalitas), from Latin regalis (see royal). Sense of "prerogatives or rights granted by a sovereign to an individual or corporation" is from late 15c. From that evolved more general senses, such as "payment to a landowner for use of a mine" (1839), and ultimately "payment to an author, composer, etc." for sale or use of his or her work (1857). Compare realty.

来自柯林斯例句

2. Royalty is regarded with unquestioned reverence.

王室成员毫无争议地受到尊重。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The gala evening was attended by royalty and politicians.

王室成员和政坛要人参加了这个晚会。

来自《权威词典》

4. The flag is only raised when royalty is present.

只有在王室成员在场的时候才升起这面旗帜.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. He claims kindred with royalty.

他声称跟王室有亲戚关系.

来自《简明英汉词典》