单词 | license |
释义 | license (once / 228 pages) nv What does 007's license to kill have to do with that driver's license you can't wait to acquire? Both are forms of permissions conferred officially. If you’re in England, the noun ends in “c,” as in driver’s licence. When you have a license, you have official permission to do something, like drive a car. Bars need a liquor license to serve alcohol. Doctors need a medical license to practice medicine. You can also say people have license to do something, which means they're free to do it, like if you give yourself poetic license to misspell your own name. In Britain, license is only a verb, meaning "allow," and the noun form is spelled with two cs: licence. WORD FAMILYlicense: licensed, licenser, licenses, licensing+/licensed: unlicensed/licenser: licensers USAGE EXAMPLESTime is ticking for Minnesota to upgrade its driver’s licenses to satisfy looming federal requirements to board domestic flights. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) Before opening for business, the hospital will be subject to inspection and licensing by the state Health Department. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Ms. Kelly recently received a Special Police Officer license that allows her to work as a security guard. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n a legal document giving official permission to do something Syn|Hypo|Hyper licence, permit building permit a document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lot driver's licence, driver's license, driving licence, driving licensea license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle fishing licence, fishing license, fishing permita license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time game license, hunting licence, hunting license, hunting permita license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time learner's permita document authorizing the bearer to learn to drive an automobile letter of mark and reprisal, letter of marque, letters of marquea license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation liquor licence, liquor licensea license authorizing the holder to sell alcoholic beverages marriage licence, marriage license, wedding licence, wedding licensea license authorizing two people to marry occupation licence, occupation licensea license to pursue a particular occupation liberty chit, passa permit to enter or leave a military installation on-licensea license to sell liquor for consumption on the premises instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right 2n the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization Syn|Hypo|Hyper licence, permission, permit clearance permission to proceed conge, congeeformal permission to depart allowancethe act of allowing dispensationan exemption from some rule or obligation tolerationofficial recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion) tolerancethe act of tolerating something variancean official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation) authorisation, authorization, empowerment the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant 3n freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech) Syn|Hypo|Hyper licence poetic license license used by a writer or artist to heighten the effect of their work liberty freedom of choice 4n excessive freedom; lack of due restraint "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke Syn|Hyper licence liberty freedom of choice 5v authorize officially I am licensed to practice law in this state Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper certify, licence decertify, derecognise, derecognize cause to be no longer approved or accepted franchise grant a franchise to chartergrant a charter to accredit, recognise, recognizegrant credentials to authorise, authorize, clear, pass grant authorization or clearance for |
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