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have/get a license for sth
for后接许可证的对象。
She got a license for her new business.
她为她的新生意获得了许可证。
许可证；执照
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
许可证；执照
a legal document giving official permission to do something
She got a license for her new business.
她为她的新生意获得了许可证。
给予官方许可的法律文件
a legal document giving official permission to do something
故意偏离常规的自由(尤指言行)
freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
过度自由；缺乏应有的约束
excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; - Will Durant; - Edmund Burke
You need a license to drive a car in this country.
在这个国家，开车需要驾照。
AI contextual example
The restaurant applied for a license to sell alcohol.
这家餐厅申请了出售酒类的许可证。
AI contextual example
He renewed his fishing license before the season started.
他在捕捞季开始前续办了钓鱼许可证。
AI contextual example
when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near
当自由变成放纵,独裁就不远了
WordNet
for后接许可证的对象。
She got a license for her new business.
她为她的新生意获得了许可证。
license后接动词不定式表示许可做某事。
He has a license to drive a car.
他有驾驶汽车的执照。
under license表示在许可协议下。
The product is manufactured under license.
该产品是在许可下生产的。
Not this
He has license to drive.
Use this
He has a license to drive.
英语中可数名词单数前通常需要冠词，而中文没有冠词概念，学习者容易遗漏。
Not this
I need a license of driving.
Use this
I need a driver's license.
中文用 '的' 表示所属或关联，但英语中 'license' 后通常接不定式或所有格结构，而不是介词 'of'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
驾驶执照
She was fined for driving without a driver's license.
她因无证驾驶被罚款。
车牌；牌照
The police ran the license plate number through their database.
警察在数据库里查了这个车牌号。
许可协议
Read the license agreement carefully before installing the software.
安装软件前请仔细阅读许可协议。
诗的破格；诗歌创作的破格自由
The author used poetic license to change the historical outcome.
作者运用诗的破格自由改变了历史结局。
艺术自由；艺术加工
The film took artistic license with the true story.
这部电影对真实故事进行了艺术加工。
许可费；执照费
Television owners must pay an annual license fee.
电视用户必须缴纳年度许可费。
诗的破格；创作中打破常规的自由
The director took poetic license and changed the ending of the novel.
导演运用诗的破格，改写了小说的结局。
印钞许可证；轻而易举赚大钱的来源
For the owners, that little café is a license to print money.
对店主们来说，那家小咖啡馆简直是印钞许可证。
杀人执照；不受惩罚地任意行事的特权
Being the boss's favorite gave him a license to kill any project he disliked.
作为老板的红人，他有权随意扼杀任何不喜欢的项目。
（弥尔顿诗句）他们高喊自由时，心里想要的是放纵。
The government warned that the policy gives companies too much license to pollute.
政府警告说，这项政策让公司在污染环境方面拥有过多自由。
（007系列电影名）杀人执照
James Bond is a secret agent with a license to kill.
詹姆斯·邦德是拥有杀人执照的秘密特工。
Use license naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 license 拆成 li-cen-se，联想拿执照的“李婶”；有执照=官方许可，引申为“自由/放纵”。拼写记忆，别当读音。
语域：mixed 常见场景：official permits and documents、literary or academic writing、moral or social criticism 作为名词，license 最常指官方许可文件（如驾驶证、营业执照），属于中性偏正式语境；而表示“自由/破格”或“放纵/放肆”时多用于文学或正式评论，且常出现在 poetic license、license to do sth 等搭配中。整体语体随义项和搭配变化。
可数名词
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