n.

1. （法律上的）许可，特许[U][+to-v]
   under licence

   领有执照

2. 许可证；执照；牌照[C][+to-v]
   We had a licence to sell beer.

   我们有出售啤酒的许可证。

3. 放纵，放肆[U]
   Too much licence was taken in translating the book.

   这本书译得太离谱了。

4. （艺术作品的）破格，不拘一格[U]
   poetic licence

   诗歌上的破格

vt.

1. 给……发许可证；批准；准许[O2]
   She is licenced to practice nursing.

   她获准从事护理工作。

n.

1. a permit from an authority to own or use something, do a particular thing, or carry on a trade (especially in alcohol).
   ▸formal or official permission.
2. freedom to behave without restraint.
3. a writer's or artist's freedom to deviate from facts or accepted conventions.