licence
noun UK (US license) uk/ˈlaɪ.səns/ us/ˈlaɪ.səns/
A2 [ C ]许可证，执照，牌照
an official document that gives you permission to own, do, or use something, usually after you have paid money and/or taken a test
a dog licence 养狗牌照
a driving licence (US driver's license) 驾驶执照
a TV licence 电视（收看）许可证
[ S or U ] formal许可，准许；自由
permission or freedom to do what you want
As parents, they allowed their children very little licence. 作为父母，他们给孩子们的自由很少。
[ + to infinitive ] He was given licence to reform the organization. 他获准对该组织实行改革。
artistic/poetic licence 艺术／诗歌的破格
the freedom of artists, writers, etc. to change the facts of the real world when producing art
under licence 经过授权，经过许可
with special permission from the person or company who has created a product
It's a German product, made under licence in British factories. 这是一种经过授权在英国工厂生产的德国产品。
- More examples
- I've always had a clean driving licence.
- They're coming down heavily on people for not paying their licence fees.
- He was copped for driving without a licence last week.
- He's got a couple of endorsements on his licence already.
- It would appear (that) nobody on board the aircraft actually had a licence to fly it.
Idiom
be a licence to print moneyidiom 是聚宝盆，是摇钱树，是发财的门路
If a company or activity is a licence to print money, it causes people to become very rich without having to make any effort.