royalty

1. N-UNCOUNT The members of royal families are sometimes referred to as royalty. 王室

Royalty and government leaders from all around the world are gathering in Japan. 來自世界各國(guó)的王室和政府首腦們正聚集日本。

2. N-PLURAL 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. 版稅

I lived on about $5,000 a year from the royalties on my book. 我靠的大約五千美元的出書版稅生活。

3. N-COUNT Payments made to someone whose invention, idea, or property is used by a commercial company can be referred to as royalties. (發(fā)明、創(chuàng)意、財(cái)產(chǎn)等的) 使用費(fèi)

The royalties enabled the inventor to re-establish himself in business. 這些使用費(fèi)使這名發(fā)明者能再次立足商界。