proprietary
/prəˈpraɪəˌteri/
American
- adj. 专利的, 专营的
- Definition
- adj. made and sold only by a particular company and requiring permission to be copied
- Example
- This software uses a proprietary format that only one company controls.
- 这款软件使用的是一种专有格式，只有一家公司掌控它。