illicit

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a. 不法的, 不正当的, 禁止的 [法] 违法的, 违禁的, 被禁止的

发音

其它 /ɪˈlɪsɪt/

词形变化

illicits 复数 illicits more illicit 比较级 most illicit 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

违法的;不正当的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A banned or unlawful item.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Not approved by law, but not invalid.

    法律

    The bigamous marriage, while illicit, was not invalid.

  2. 2.

    Breaking social norms.

  3. 3.

    Unlawful.

    非法的

    不合法的

词汇关系

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词源

Borrowed from French illicite, from Latin illicitus, from in- (“not”) + licitus (“allowed, permitted”), from licet (“it is allowed”). By surface analysis, il- + licit.

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