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n. 执照, 许可证, 特许 vt. 许可, 特许

发音

US /ˈlaɪ.səns/

词形变化

licenses 复数 licenses licensed licenses 三单 licensing licensing 现在分词 licensed 过去式 licensed 过去分词

别名

lic licence

教材释义与例句

名词

执照,许可证;特许

动词

许可;特许;发许可证给

to give official permission for someone to do or produce something, or for an activity to take place

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.

    许可证

    美国 可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software.

    执照

    美国 可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behaviour or speech).

    美国 可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint.

    美国 可数 不可数
  5. 5.

    Ellipsis of driver's license.

    美国 可数 不可数

    In order to enter the building, I need to show my license.

v. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    To authorize officially.

    美国

    I am licensed to practice law in this state.

  2. 2.

    (applied to a piece of intellectual property)

    To give formal authorization to use.

    美国 及物

    It was decided to license Wikipedia under the GFDL.

  3. 3.

    (applied to a piece of intellectual property)

    To acquire authorization to use, usually in exchange for compensation.

    美国 及物

    The filmmakers licensed several iconic 80's songs for the soundtrack.

  4. 4.

    To give permission or freedom to; accept.

    美国 及物
  5. 5.

    To permit (as grammatically correct).

    美国 及物 语言学

    No English adverbs have mandatory complements, and most don't even license optional ones.

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English licence, licens, lisence, lissens, licance, from Old French licence, from Latin licentia (“license”), from licens, present participle of licere (“to be allowed, be allowable”); compare linquere, Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō, “leave”).

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