duopoly

[经] 双头垄断的生产者

发音

UK /djuːˈɒpəli/
UK /duː-/
US /duˈɑpəli/

词形变化

duopolies 复数 duopolies

别名

dyopoly

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An economic condition in which two sellers exert most control over the market of a commodity.

    双头垄断

    可数 不可数 金融

    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. 2.

    The domination of a field of endeavour by two entities or people.

    可数 不可数 引申义

    First past the post voting has long maintained American politics as an effective duopoly where power simply alternates between two main parties.

  3. 3.

    A situation in which two or more radio or television stations in the same city or community share common ownership.

    可数 不可数 媒体 引申义

词源

PIE word *dwóh₁ From duo- (prefix meaning ‘two’) + -poly (suffix meaning ‘pertaining to the number of sellers in a market’), by analogy with monopoly.

来源：wiktionary