license
gb/lˈaɪsəns/ us/lˈaɪsəns/
A2
英语
~ 1000
义项
0 个义项
名词
A2
entity
1
Official permission document
A paper or card from the government or other authority that says you can do something.
用法模式：
a license to [do something]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'license' (permission) with 'licence' in British spelling; both mean the same but differ in spelling based on region.
近义词
permit (Often used interchangeably, but 'permit' can refer to a smaller-scale or temporary permission.)
反义词
prohibition (Indicates that something is forbidden rather than officially allowed.)
搭配
driver's license
|business license
|marriage license
|license renewal
|license fee
主题
law
|business
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
例句
- You need a driver's license to legally operate a car.
- The restaurant displayed its business license near the entrance.
- He applied for a fishing license before the trip.
- Her marriage license was issued last week.
- The company renewed its export license.
学习者例句
- I have a driver's license.
- She got her fishing license.
- They need a business license.
- We paid for the license.
- He showed his license to the police.
名词
B1
relation
2
Official permission or right
The right to do something that is given by a person or group in power.
用法模式：
license to [do something]
常见错误：
Some learners confuse 'license' as a physical document with 'license' as the permission itself; in this sense, it is not always a physical object.
近义词
authorization (A more formal term often used in legal or bureaucratic contexts.)
反义词
restriction (Indicates a limit placed on actions rather than permission.)
搭配
license to operate
|license to sell
|license to carry
|license agreement
主题
law
|rights
|business
|core_vocabulary
例句
- The software company has a license to use the patented technology.
- He was given a license to carry a firearm.
- Without a license, you cannot run this type of business.
- The TV station lost its broadcast license.
- They received a license to build on the land.
学习者例句
- I have a license to fish.
- She got a license to sell food.
- He needs a license to carry a gun.
- We got a license to use the music.
- They lost their license to run the shop.
动词
B2
action
3
Grant official permission
To give someone permission from the government or another authority to do something.
用法模式：
to license [someone/something] to [do something]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes mistakenly use 'license' instead of 'allow' in informal contexts where no official permission is involved.
近义词
authorize ('Authorize' is more formal and may not always involve a legal document.)
反义词
ban (Means to officially forbid an action rather than allow it.)
搭配
license a driver
|license a product
|license a company
|licensed premises
主题
law
|business
|work
例句
- The government licensed several companies to provide internet services.
- They are licensed to sell alcoholic beverages.
- The board decided not to license the new taxi operators.
- Only licensed vendors can sell food here.
学习者例句
- The city licensed her shop.
- They licensed him to drive buses.
- The company is licensed to make toys.
- We are licensed to sell drinks.
名词
formal
C1
state
4
Excessive freedom without restraint
Freedom to do what you want without caring about rules, which can be bad.
常见错误：
Learners may confuse 'license' meaning permission with this figurative sense of excessive freedom; context is important.
近义词
liberty ('Liberty' is more neutral and positive; 'license' in this sense often has a negative connotation.)
反义词
restraint (Indicates holding back behavior rather than acting without limits.)
搭配
moral license
|artistic license
主题
society
|ethics
|law
|core_vocabulary
例句
- Critics argued that freedom had turned into license.
- He took license with the facts when telling his story.
- Artistic license allows writers some freedom with historical details.
学习者例句
- He used too much artistic license in the movie.
- Freedom is good, but license can be bad.
- She took license with the truth.
语法
词典原形
license
IPA
GB/lˈaɪsəns/
US/lˈaɪsəns/
音节与重音
li - cense （2 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (li)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: license
- Variant Spelling: licence
- Plural: license, licenses
Verb
- Base: license
- Variant Spelling: licence
- 3rd Person Singular: licenses
- Present Participle: licensing
- Past: licensed
词族
Forms
Related words
licensee
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
unlicensed
adjective
Advanced or less common
licensor
noun
licensure
noun
语法重点
- Spelling Variant: licence Verb
- Spelling Variant: licence Noun
相关表达
license to kill
1/lˈaɪsəns tə kˈɪl/
fixed phrase
informal
Official right to kill legally
Permission from someone in power, like the government, to kill people without breaking the law.
例句
- In spy movies, agents often have a license to kill.
- He joked that his new role gave him a license to kill.
artistic license
1/ɑɹtˈɪstɪk lˈaɪsəns/
idiom
Freedom to alter facts creatively
When artists change details for their art instead of keeping everything true to real life.
例句
- The film took artistic license with the historical events.
- Artistic license allows novelists to create fictional characters in real settings.
artistic license
2/ɑɹtˈɪstɪk lˈaɪsəns/
idiom
freedom to change facts in art
The freedom for an artist or writer to change facts or details so that a story, picture, or film is more interesting or effective.
例句
- The film takes a lot of artistic license with the true story.
- The painter used artistic license and changed the colors of the landscape.
- Readers complained that the author had gone too far with artistic license.
poetic license
1/poʊˈɛtɪk lˈaɪsəns/
fixed phrase
Freedom to break rules for art
Freedom for artists to change facts or rules to make their work better.
例句
- The author used poetic license in changing the story's ending.
- The director took some poetic license with the historical events.
- Poetic license lets writers bend grammar rules.
- Writers often use poetic license to make their stories more exciting.