royalties是什么意思？

royalties

英['rɔɪəltɪz] 美['rɔɪəltɪz]

• n. 王族（成员）( royalty的名词复数 )，（著作的）版税，矿区土地使用费（由采矿或石油公司等付给土地所有人）；

例句

• Payments shall generally be made in the form of royalties. 一般应采取提成方式支付.
• A battle over music royalties threatens a nascent industry. 音乐版税之战攸关新兴行业存亡.
• The royalties enabled the inventor to re-establish himself in business. 专利使用费让这位发明家得以再次立足于商界。
• I lived on about £3,000 a year from the royalties on my book. 我靠着写书得来的每年约3,000英镑的版税生活。

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• N-UNCOUNT
  王室;皇族
  The members of royal families are sometimes referred to as royalty .
  例句
  Royalty and government leaders from all around the world are gathering in Japan. 世界各国的王室成员和政府首脑齐聚日本。 ...a ceremony attended by royalty. 王室成员参加的一个庆典
• N-PLURAL
  (作家、音乐家等的)版税
  Royalties are payments made to authors and musicians when their work is sold or performed. They usually receive a fixed percentage of the profits from these sales or performances.
  例句
  I lived on about £3,000 a year from the royalties on my book. 我靠着写书得来的每年约3,000英镑的版税生活。
• N-COUNT
  (发明、创意、财产等的)使用费
  Payments made to someone whose invention, idea, or property is used by a commercial company can be referred to as royalties .
  例句
  The royalties enabled the inventor to re-establish himself in business. 专利使用费让这位发明家得以再次立足于商界。