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License to do Meaning in English

expression

LY-sens tuh DOO
LY-sens too DOO

释义

'License to do' means official permission or authorization to do a specific thing, usually granted by an authority or law. It can also be used figuratively to mean someone feels free or justified to do something.

用法与细微差别

Usually appears in formal or legal contexts (like 'license to operate'). Can be extended figuratively ('license to kill' or 'license to criticize'). Don't confuse 'license' (noun: permission) with 'license' (verb: to grant permission) or 'licence' (British spelling of noun). Often followed by a verb in its base form ('license to drive').

例句

He has a license to drive in this state.

basic

Doctors need a license to practice medicine.

basic

You don’t have a license to enter this building.

basic

Being late is not a license to ignore the rules.

natural

He took her silence as a license to speak for everyone.

natural

Just because you have experience doesn’t give you a license to judge others.

natural