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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
壟斷 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
壟斷 ＝ 壟 ＋ 斷
ㄌㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ · lǒngduàn
verb — to monopolize, to corner (a market, a resource); noun — a monopoly

字源 FORM — what the parts do

壟a high field-ridge (田壟)lǒngthe steep cut-off mound a man climbs to command the market
斷to cut off (斷絕)duàn
壟斷，田壟的壟，斷絕的斷。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一個商人爬上田裡最高的土壟（壟），居高臨下，把賣貨的好處全攔斷（斷）了。
A trader climbs the highest ridge (壟) in the field, looks down over the whole market, and cuts off (斷) every gain for himself.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
獨佔dúzhànto occupy alone — the plainer word for monopoly競爭jìngzhēngcompetition — what a 壟斷 shuts out