我第一次看到这个词，还是在游戏的包装盒上。
是一种桌面棋类游戏，游戏者以玩具钞票买卖房地产，所以可以把这游戏翻译成“大富翁”。
释义：a board game in which players have to pretend to buy and sell land and houses, using pieces of paper that look like money
【释义1】垄断；专营服务；被垄断的商品（或服务）
牛津：~ (in/of/on sth)the complete control of trade in particular goods or the supply of a particular service; a type of goods or a service that is controlled in this way
【例句】
a state-owned monopoly 一个国有垄断企业
In the past central government had a monopoly on television broadcasting. 过去，中央政府对电视节目播放实行垄断。
【释义2】独占；专利；专利品
~ in/of/on sththe complete control, possession or use of sth; a thing that belongs only to one person or group and that other people cannot share
【例句】
Managers do not have a monopoly on stress. 并不只是经营管理者有压力。
【短语搭配】sb has a monopoly on sth 某人对某事形成垄断
今日翻译练习
良好的教育不应该成为富人的专利。
电、煤气和水垄断经营过去被认为是理所当然的。
参考翻译
A good education should not be the monopoly of the rich.
Electricity, gas and water were considered to be natural monopolies.
保持好奇心，每日，每月，每年，以求寸进。
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