Proprietorial describes the feeling or the behaviour of someone who acts as if a thing — or a person — belongs to them. A proprietorial hand on the back of a chair. A proprietorial look around an office. It is about the attitude of owning, not the legal fact of owning.

Proprietorial describes the feeling or the behaviourProprietorial形容的是那種感覺或行為 of someone who acts as if a thing一個人表現得好像一件東西 — or a person或一個人 — belongs to them屬於他一樣。A proprietorial hand一隻proprietorial的手 on the back of a chair放在椅背上。A proprietorial look一個proprietorial的眼神 around an office掃視整間辦公室。It is about the attitude of owning這是在講「擁有」的那種態度, not the legal fact of owning而不是法律上真正擁有的事實。

Though actually, this word often carries a slight frown. If someone is proprietorial toward a partner, they are treating that person like property, and we usually do not like that. It is not a compliment.

Though actually不過其實, this word often carries a slight frown這個詞常常帶著一點皺眉的意味。If someone is proprietorial toward a partner如果有人對伴侶proprietorial, they are treating that person like property他們是在把那個人當成財產對待, and we usually do not like that而我們通常不喜歡這樣。It is not a compliment這不是一句稱讚。

Do not mix it with proprietary, which is a different coat: proprietary means owned as a product, like a proprietary brand or proprietary software. Proprietorial is the human, slightly pushy “mine” feeling.

Do not mix it with proprietary不要跟proprietary搞混, which is a different coat那是件不一樣的外衣: proprietary means owned as a productproprietary指的是像產品一樣被擁有, like a proprietary brand or proprietary software像是proprietary brand（專有品牌）或proprietary software（專有軟體）。Proprietorial is the human, slightly pushy "mine" feelingProprietorial是人身上那種有點強勢的「這是我的」感覺。

You can use it of a place you love, more softly — a gardener can be proprietorial about a plot they only rent — but even then it means “as if it were mine.”

You can use it of a place you love你也可以用它來形容你喜歡的一個地方, more softly語氣比較柔和一點 — a gardener can be proprietorial about a plot they only rent一個園丁可以對他只是租來的一小塊地proprietorial — but even then it means "as if it were mine."但即使如此，意思還是「好像那是我的一樣」。