licit + noun
licit作为定语，修饰名词。
They engaged in licit trade.
他们从事合法贸易。
合法的；法律许可的
允许的；不禁止的；不为正式或非正式规则所禁止的。；由法律明文规定或构成的。；正当的；[法] 合法的
Explicitly established or constituted by law; lawful.
强调法律明文规定或认可。
不为正式或非正式规则所禁止的。
Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.
由法律明文规定或构成的。
Explicitly established or constituted by law.
The charity only accepts donations from licit sources.
该慈善机构只接受来自合法来源的捐款。
用法提示：licit 作形容词，意为“合法的”，修饰名词 sources。
He insisted that all their transactions were perfectly licit.
他坚称他们所有的交易都是完全合法的。
用法提示：licit 作形容词，在系表结构中作表语，表示“正当的、合法的”。
The company was cleared of all charges because its operations were licit.
该公司被撤销所有指控，因为其运营是合法的。
用法提示：licit 作形容词，描述 operations 的性质，意为“合法的”。
licit作为定语，修饰名词。
They engaged in licit trade.
他们从事合法贸易。
licit作表语，表示主语是合法的。
Is this transaction licit?
这笔交易合法吗？
比较级用法，表示合法程度的高低。
Some activities are more licit than others.
有些活动比其他活动更合法。
grammar · medium
易错句子The company was fined for licit transactions.
正确表达The company was fined for illicit transactions.
学习者将 'licit'（合法的）误用为 'illicit'（非法的），导致语义完全相反。'licit' 意为合法的、正当的，而 'illicit' 意为非法的、不正当的。应使用 'illicit' 来指被罚款的非法交易。
grammar · medium
易错句子He drives licit on the highway.
正确表达He drives legally on the highway.
'licit' 是形容词，不能直接修饰动词 'drive'。应使用副词 'legally' 或 'lawfully' 来表示合法地驾驶。'licit' 通常作定语或表语，如 'licit behavior'。
licit意为合法的、正当的（尤指道德上允许的），而illicit意为非法的、不正当的，两者是反义词且拼写相似。
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