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an official document that shows that permission has been given to do, own or use something 許可證；執照 Applicants must hold a valid driving licence. 申請者必須持有有效的駕駛執照。 to get/obtain/have a licence 獲得執照 to grant/issue a licence 頒發執照 James lost his licence for six months (= had his licence taken away by the police as a punishment). 詹姆斯的執照被警方扣了六個月。 Her licence was revoked by the court. 她的執照被法院吊銷了。 - licence for something
a licence for the software 軟件許可證 - licence to do something
You need a licence to fish in this river. 你在這條河裏釣魚要有許可證。 - without a licence
He was caught driving a car without a licence. 他無證駕駛汽車被抓。 Is there a licence fee? 要交許可證費嗎？ a licence holder (= a person who has been given a licence) 許可證持有人 a licence agreement 特許協議
Extra ExamplesHe's had his licence taken away. 他被沒收了執照。 She gained her private pilot's licence. 她獲得了私人飛行員執照。 The CD-ROM comes with a single-user licence. 那張只讀光盤只供單個用戶使用。 The bar was refused a music licence. 這家酒吧被拒絕授予音樂使用許可證。 The company has won the licence to run trains from the south coast to London. 這家公司獲得了從南海岸到倫敦的火車運營許可證。 The government is currently granting no operating licences to foreign companies. 政府目前不向外國公司頒發經營許可證。 The licence expires at the end of the year. 這個執照年底到期。 The weapons were exported under a special export licence. 這些武器是經過特别許可才獲得出口的。 You have to have a licence to sell beer. 持有許可證才能出售啤酒。 a licence for software manufacture 軟件生産許可證 a licence from the Performing Rights Society 表演權協會授予的許可證 He did not have a gun licence. 他沒有持槍執照。 The premises did not have an entertainment licence. 該場所沒有娛樂許可證。 Who holds the licence for these premises? 誰持有這些場所的許可證？ Your local authority should be able to issue you with a licence. 你的地方當局應該可以給你發執照。 a liquor licence 酒類專賣證
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- valid
- full
- special
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- have
- hold
- buy
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- expire
- run out
- fee
- holder
- number
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- in a/the licence
- under a/the licence
- under licence
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- the holder of a licence
- [uncountable, singular] licence (to do something) (formal)
freedom to do or say whatever you want, often something bad or unacceptable 放肆；放縱 - [uncountable] (formal)
freedom to behave in a way that is not considered sexually moral 放蕩；縱欲；淫亂
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin licentia ‘freedom, sexually immoral behaviour’ (in medieval Latin ‘authority, permission’), from licere ‘be lawful or permitted’.
Idioms
artistic/poetic licence
the freedom of artists or writers to change facts in order to make a story, painting, etc. more interesting or beautiful 藝術上自由發揮的權利；詩的破格
a licence to print money
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used to describe a business that makes a lot of money with little effort 不費勁掙大錢；一本萬利；搖錢樹
under licence
(of a product 産品 made with the permission of a company or an organization 獲得生産許可 They are Italian trains, but they will be built in Britain under licence. 這些是意大利的火車，但獲得許可將在英國制造。 The beer is brewed under licence in the UK. 在英國釀造啤酒需要有許可證。