copyright
gb/kˈɑpiɹˌaɪt/ us/kˈɑpiɹˌaɪt/
B1
英语
~ 200
义项
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名词
B1
entity
1
Legal right over creative work
The legal right to control who can copy or use your original writing, art, music, or other creative work.
用法模式：
hold a copyright on [something]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'copyright' with 'patent' or 'trademark', which protect different kinds of intellectual property.
近义词
intellectual property right (Broader term that includes patents, trademarks, and copyrights, not just creative works.)
反义词
public domain (Refers to works that are free for anyone to use without permission or payment.)
搭配
copyright law
|copyright holder
|copyright infringement
|copyright protection
|copyright notice
主题
law
|media
|business
|arts_entertainment
例句
- The author holds the copyright to all of her books.
- You need permission to use that photo because it is protected by copyright.
- The movie was taken down due to a copyright violation.
- He registered the song with the copyright office.
- The copyright on this painting will expire in 20 years.
学习者例句
- I own the copyright to my story.
- This song has a copyright.
- The picture is under copyright.
- We must respect the copyright.
- She got the copyright for her book.
动词
B2
action
2
To protect work legally
To get legal protection for your writing, art, music, or other creative work so no one can copy it without permission.
用法模式：
to copyright [a work]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes think 'copyright' as a verb means simply 'to copy something', but it actually means to protect it legally from being copied without permission.
近义词
register (In this context, specifically means to formally record a work for legal purposes.)
反义词
release into public domain (To give up legal control so anyone can use the work freely.)
搭配
copyright a book
|copyright material
|copyright your work
主题
law
|media
|arts_entertainment
|business
例句
- She decided to copyright her new novel before sending it to publishers.
- The company copyrighted its logo to prevent imitation.
- You should copyright your photographs if you plan to sell them.
- They copyrighted the software as soon as it was completed.
学习者例句
- I will copyright my song.
- He wants to copyright his photo.
- She copyrighted her book.
- We must copyright our design.
语法
词典原形
copyright
IPA
GB/kˈɑpiɹˌaɪt/
US/kˈɑpiɹˌaɪt/
音节与重音
copy - right （2 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (copy)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: copyright
- Plural: copyright, copyrights
Verb
- Base: copyright
- 3rd Person Singular: copyrights
- Present Participle: copyrighting
- Past: copyrighted
词族
Forms
copyrights
noun
copyrighting
verb
copyrighted
verb
Negative and opposite forms
copyright-free
adjective B2
uncopyrighted
adjective B2
Advanced or less common
copyrightable
adjective B2
相关表达
copyright holder
1/kˈɑpiɹˌaɪt hˈoʊldɚ/
fixed phrase
Owner of legal rights to a work
The person or group that owns the legal right to control who uses a creative work.
例句
- You must contact the copyright holder before reproducing the article.
- The copyright holder decided not to license the song.
copyright infringement
1/kˈɑpiɹˌaɪt ɪnfɹˈɪnd͡ʒmənt/
fixed phrase
technical
Illegal use of protected work
Using someone else's work without permission when it is protected by law.
例句
- The website was sued for copyright infringement after posting movies without permission.
- Copyright infringement can lead to heavy fines and legal action.
copyright infringement
2/kˈɑpiɹˌaɪt ɪnfɹˈɪnd͡ʒmənt/
fixed phrase
legal
unauthorized use of copyrighted work
Using someone else's book, song, video, image, or software without permission when copyright protects it.
例句
- Uploading the entire film to a public website would be copyright infringement.
- The photographer sued the company for copyright infringement after it used her image in an ad.
- The platform removes videos when it receives valid copyright infringement complaints.
under copyright
1/ˈʌndɚ kˈɑpiɹˌaɪt/
fixed phrase
Protected by copyright law
When a work is protected by law so others cannot copy or use it without permission.
例句
- This image is under copyright and cannot be used without permission.
- Most modern books are still under copyright.