/prə'praɪətrɪ; [US] -terɪ; prə`praɪə,tɛrɪ/
adj [usu attrib 通常作定语]
1 (a) (of goods) manufactured and sold by a particular firm, usu under patent （指货物）独家制造和销售的, （通常指）专利的
*proprietary medicines 专卖药品
* proprietary brands 专利商标.
(b) (in this dictionary abbreviated as propr) (of a brand name) owned and used exclusively by a particular firm （本词典略作propr专利名）（指商标名称）专利的
*a proprietary name, eg Kodak for cameras and films 专利名称（如照相机及胶片所用的柯达牌商标）
* `Xerox' is a proprietary name and may not be used by other makers of photocopiers. ｀施乐＇为专利名称, 制造复印机的其他厂家不得采用.
2 of or relating to an owner or ownership 所有的; 所有权的
*proprietary rights 所有权.

adj formal
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Late Latin;Origin: proprietarius, from Latin proprietas; PROPERTY]
especially BrE a proprietary product is one that is sold under a trade name
≠ generic
　a proprietary brand of insecticide
　proprietary software products
relating to who owns something
　They have proprietary rights to the data.
　He has no proprietary interest in the farm (=he does not own any part of it) .
proprietary behaviour makes it seem that you think you own something or someone