"optioned" in Chinese (Simplified)
获得选择权获得购买权
Definition
获得在未来某一固定价格或期限内购买、使用或制作某物的权利。常用于图书、电影或房地产等领域。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
主要用于商业、法律或娱乐领域。比如“optioned a book”指的是获得将书改编为电影的权利,而非购买书本本身。多以被动形式出现。不要混淆为“选择(select)”的意思。
Examples
The studio optioned the novel for a movie adaptation.
制片厂为电影改编**获得了该小说的选择权**。
She optioned her script to a major production company.
她把剧本的**改编权卖给**了一家大型制作公司。
The company optioned the land for future development.
公司为将来的开发**获得了该土地的购买权**。
That script got optioned last year, but the film still isn’t in production.
那个剧本去年就**被获得了改编权**,但电影还没开拍。
Several books were optioned, but only a few ever became movies.
好几本书**被获得了改编权**,但真正被拍成电影的很少。
Don’t get too excited—just because your story got optioned doesn’t mean it will be made.
别太激动——故事被**获得改编权**不代表一定会被拍出来。