| 单词 | licit |
| 释义 | licit (once / 1451 pages) adj Licit things are allowed or legal. Riding your skateboard down the street in your neighborhood is probably licit, but riding it down the subway escalator probably isn't. The adjective licit isn't as common as its opposite, illicit, or "forbidden" — although the two words are often used together, as when someone talks about or compares licit versus illicit drugs or licit versus illicit actions. In Latin, the root licitus means "lawful," and it's closely related to license, which means "permission or freedom to do something." WORD FAMILYlicit: illicit, liciter, licitly, licitness+/illicit: illicitly, illicitness USAGE EXAMPLESSupporters of a regulated trade say it could stem poaching by bringing licit supplies directly to the source of demand. Reuters(Apr 29, 2016) The nation's borders consist of the land, air and sea ports and approaches through which flow licit and illicit migrants and goods. US News(Apr 15, 2016) The Islamic State manufactures improvised threats at an industrial capacity, leveraging a global supply chain of dual-use, licit materials. Washington Post(Mar 18, 2016) 1adj authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law Syn lawful, legitimate legal established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules 2adj sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality a wife's licit love Ant illicit contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention adulterous, extracurricular, extramaritalcharacterized by adultery unlawfulnot morally right or permissible |
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