单词 | licence |
释义 | licence n. (US license)   1. a permit from an authority to own or use something (esp. a dog, gun, television set, or vehicle), do something (esp. marry, print something, preach, or drive on a public road), or carry on a trade (esp. in alcoholic liquor).   2. leave, permission (have I your licence to remove the fence?).   3. a liberty of action, esp. when excessive; disregard of law or propriety, abuse of freedom. b licentiousness.   4. a writer's or artist's irregularity in grammar, metre, perspective, etc., or deviation from fact, esp. for effect (poetic licence).   5. a university certificate of competence in a faculty. Phrases and idioms license plate US the number plate of a licensed vehicle. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L licentia f. licere be lawful: -se by confusion with LICENSE |
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