Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #8231
proprietary
业主；所有者
核心释义
a proprietor or owner
- 1.
业主或所有者
A proprietor or owner.
- 2.
由个人拥有并承担债务、享有利润的非法人企业
an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
- 3.
业主集体
A body of proprietors, taken collectively.
- 4.
业主的权利
The rights of a proprietor.
- 5.
保留个人财物的僧侣
A monk who had reserved goods and belongings to himself, notwithstanding his renunciation of all at the time of profession.
- 6.
从事合法业务但同时为间谍活动作掩护的公司
A company doing legitimate business while also serving as a front for espionage.
独资企业；个体企业；业主集体；全体业主；业主权利；所有权；留有私产的僧侣；间谍掩护公司
用法In use
The proprietary of the corner shop decided to retire after thirty years.
用法提示：proprietary 此处作名词，意为“业主、所有者”，指商店的主人。
Each proprietary must sign the lease before taking over the restaurant.
用法提示：proprietary 作名词，表示“业主”，用 each 限定单数，强调每一位。
The proprietaries of the neighboring stores meet monthly to discuss safety.
用法提示：proprietaries 是 proprietary 的复数形式，意为“业主们”，作句子主语。
a proprietary
作可数名词指独资企业时，单数前用不定冠词 a/an。
He owns a small proprietary that sells farm supplies.
他拥有一家售卖农资的小型独资企业。
the proprietary
指业主集体时用 the proprietary，把全体业主看成一个整体。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- lord proprietary
- 领主业主；历史上拥有并统治殖民地的领主
- The lord proprietary collected rents from every settler in the province.领主业主向该省的每个定居者收取地租。
- the proprietaries of the colony
- 殖民地的全体业主（集体持股的一群人）
- The proprietaries of the colony jointly appointed its governor.殖民地的全体业主共同任命了总督。
- sole proprietary
- 独资企业；由一人出资经营、自负盈亏的非法人企业
- He turned his small sole proprietary into a corporation last year.他去年把自己的小型独资企业改成了公司。
近义词Synonyms
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为 proprietaries。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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