royalty
US /ˈrɔɪ.əl.t̬i/
UK /ˈrɔɪ.əl.t̬i/
1.
皇室, 王室
people of royal blood or status
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The queen and other royalty attended the state dinner.
女王和其他皇室成員出席了國宴。
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The event was attended by various European royalty.
多位歐洲皇室成員出席了此次活動。
2.
版稅, 特許權使用費
a payment made to an author or composer for each copy of a book or piece of music sold, or to an inventor for each article sold under a patent
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The author receives a 10% royalty on every book sold.
作者每售出一本書可獲得10%的版稅。
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The company pays royalties to the patent holder.
公司向專利持有人支付特許權使用費。