In fact, it is quite obvious that the reason why a second supermarket is planned in our area is related to the current monopoly of the first supermarket.

monopoly 由前缀 mono-（表示"单一"）和词根 -poly（来自希腊语 polein，表示"销售"）组成，字面意思是"独家销售"。在现代经济学中，指某个企业或组织在特定市场中占据绝对支配地位，没有竞争对手的市场结构。