monopoly

英 [m?'n?p(?)l?] 美[m?'nɑp?li]

CET6TEM4IELTSGRE考研TOEFL中低頻詞常用詞匯

復數:?monopolies;

monopoly 壟斷，獨占

mono-,單個的，-poly,賣，詞源同oligopoly,polypoly.即只有一家賣家，引申詞義壟斷，獨占。

monopoly (n.): "exclusive control of a commodity or trade," 1530s, from Latin monopolium, from Greek monopolion "right of exclusive sale," from mono- + polein "to sell," from PIE root *pel- (5) "to sell" (cognates: Sanskrit panate "barters, purchases," Lithuanian pelnas "gain," Old Church Slavonic splenu, Russian polon "prey, booty," Old Norse falr, Dutch veil, German feil "for sale, venal").

Alternative form monopole (1540s, from the Old French form of the word) was common in 16c. The popular board game, invented by Charles Darrow, is from 1935. Monopoly money "unreal currency" is attested from 1972, in reference to the paper used in the game.

1. "Monopoly" is one of the best-selling games of all time.: “大富翁”是有史以來最暢銷的游戲之一。

2. Had he succeeded, he would have acquired a monopoly.: 要是他當時成功了，他就會取得壟斷地位。

3. In the past central government had a monopoly on television broadcasting.: 過去，中央政府對電視節目播放實行壟斷。

4. Inflation was so high that the notes were like Monopoly money.: 通貨膨脹嚴重，貨幣變得跟“大富翁”游戲鈔票無異。

5. His monopoly of shipbuilding in that country has been established.: 他對那個國家造船業的壟斷已經建立起來.