名詞 license:

1. a legal document giving official permission to do something
   同義詞：licence, permit
2. freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
   同義詞：licence
3. excessive freedom; lack of due restraint- Edmund Burke
   同義詞：licence
4. the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
   同義詞：permission, permit

動(dòng)詞 license:

1. authorize officially
   同義詞：licence, certify

1. He can obtain a driver's license now.
   他現(xiàn)在可以獲得駕駛執(zhí)照了。
2. He has taken out a driving license.
   他已領(lǐng)駕駛執(zhí)照了。
3. He's had his license endorsed for dangerous driving.
   他的駕駛執(zhí)照上載有危險(xiǎn)駕駛記錄。
4. When is the expiration of your driving license?
   你的駕駛執(zhí)照何時(shí)到期？
5. As soon as the import license is obtained, you are requested to cable your order to us for our final confirmation.
   一俟你方取得進(jìn)口許可證，請(qǐng)即電告你公司訂單，以便我公司最后確認(rèn)。
6. Are you licensed to drive?
   你得到駕車的執(zhí)照了嗎？
7. His license was suspended for six months.
   他的執(zhí)照被吊銷6個(gè)月。
8. The license shown by the troops when they entered enemy territory disgusted everyone.
   那些部隊(duì)進(jìn)入敵人領(lǐng)土所表現(xiàn)出來的放肆令人厭惡。

li.cense

n.（名詞）

Official or legal permission to do or own a specified thing.See Synonyms at permission
特許，許可：官方或法律上允許做或占有某一特定事物參見 permission
Proof of permission granted, usually in the form of a document, card, plate, or tag:
證書，許可證：獲得某種許可的證明，通常的形式為文件、卡、牌照或標(biāo)牌：
例句：
a driver`s license.
駕駛執(zhí)照

Deviation from normal rules, practices, or methods in order to achieve a certain end or effect:
特許：偏離一般的規(guī)則、習(xí)慣或方法，以達(dá)到某種目的或效果：
例句：
poetic license.
詩的創(chuàng)新

Latitude of action, especially in behavior or speech.See Synonyms at freedom
行為的自由，言論的自由：行動(dòng)的自由，尤指行為或言論參見 freedom

Lack of due restraint; excessive freedom:
放肆，放縱：缺乏必要的限制；過度的自由：
例句：
.When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near.(Will Durant)
.當(dāng)自由變成放縱，獨(dú)裁也就臨近.(威爾·杜蘭特)

Heedlessness for the precepts of proper behavior; licentiousness.
放蕩，淫亂：不注意正確行為的規(guī)誡；放蕩
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
li.censed,li.cens.ing,li.cens.es
To give or yield permission to or for.
同意：給予批準(zhǔn)或許可
To grant a license to or for; authorize.See Synonyms at authorize
準(zhǔn)許：發(fā)放許可證；授權(quán)參見 authorize

來源：
Middle English licence
中古英語 licence
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Medieval Latin licentia [authorization]
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 licentia [特許]
from Latin [freedom]
源自 拉丁語 [自由]
from licôns licent- [present participle of] licôre [to be permitted]
源自 licôns licent- [] licôre的現(xiàn)在分詞 [被允許]

【引伸】
li.censable
adj.（形容詞）
li.censer 或
li.censor.