it"has the potential to eliminate an entire class of patents."

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it"has the potential to eliminate an entire class of patents."
class of class of后面不是应该加单数吗,为什么patent要加s

class是与前面的an entire连在一起的,译为“整个类”.
an entire class of patents的意思是“整个类的专利产品”,这里的patent加s说明是专利产品是复数,不止一个.