duopoly

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /djuːˈɒpəli/|/duː-/    美 /duˈɑpəli/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An economic condition in which two sellers exert most control over the market of a commodity. countable,uncountable
    — Modern examples of duopoly include the American markets for credit cards (Visa and MasterCard), smartphones (Apple and Google), soft drinks (Coca-Cola and Pepsi), and airplanes (Airbus and Boeing).
  2. The domination of a field of endeavour by two entities or people. broadly,countable,uncountable
    — In 2011, his spirit and body were shattered by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semi-finals. Last night, the stakes were just as high – even though the tournament is not out of the first week – because there is a creeping perception that the [Roger] Federer–[Rafael] Nadal duopoly is slowly giving way under pressure from below.
  3. A situation in which two or more radio or television stations in the same city or community share common ownership. broadly,countable,uncountable

词形变化

duopolies plural dyopoly alternative

词汇关系

下位词
two-partyism two-party system
衍生词
duopolism duopolist duopolistic duopolistically
相关词
duarchy
并列词
duopsony monopoly oligopoly polypoly quadropoly quintopoly triopoly

词源

PIE word
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From duo- (prefix meaning ‘two’) + -poly (suffix meaning ‘pertaining to the number of sellers in a market’), by analogy with monopoly.
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