license

执照、证照、许可证

You need a valid driver's license to rent a car here.

在这里租车需要有效的驾照。

许可、准许正式

No one may enter the site without license from the owner.

未经所有人许可，任何人不得进入该场地。

授权、授权书

The company bought a license to use the software on fifty computers.

公司购买了在五十台电脑上使用该软体的授权。

自由、破格

The director took some artistic license with the historical details.

导演在历史细节上做了一些艺术上的自由发挥。

放任、放纵贬义

Freedom of speech should not become license to insult others.

言论自由不应变成侮辱他人的放纵。

授权、许可

They licensed the design to a furniture maker in Taiwan.

他们把这个设计授权给台湾的一家家具厂商。

核发执照、许可常用被动

The clinic is licensed to perform minor surgery.

这家诊所获准执行小型手术。