royalty
英 /ˈrɔɪəlti/ 美 /ˈrɔɪəlti/
- n. 王室成员；王族people who belong to a royal family
- n. 版税；特许权使用费a payment for using someone's work, invention, or property
The palace once served as a home for royalty.
这座宫殿曾是王室成员的住所。
Authors often rely on royalties from book sales to support themselves while developing new creative projects.
作家在开展新的创作项目时，往往依靠图书销售的版税维持生活。
搭配
a member of royalty 王室成员pay royalties 支付版税royalty payments 版税款项
辨析提示
指王族时不可数；指版税收入时常用复数royalties。
词族
royal (adj.)、royally (adv.)
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