People admired the machines as a curiosity, but none were induced to buy them or help him pecuniarily. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
It might, therefore, be natural to ask how far Edison or his companies have benefited pecuniarily by reason of the many belated victories they have scored in the courts. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
From the first Edison has declared that it was not his intention to benefit pecuniarily through the exploitation of this project. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.