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licence
(BrE) (NAmE license) /ˈlaɪsns/► SEE ALLartistic/poetic licencea licence to print money
●artistic/poetic ˈlicence (often ironic) the freedom of artists or writers to change facts in order to make a story, painting, etc. more interesting or beautiful 艺术上的自由发挥；诗的破格◆In the book, a fair amount of artistic licence has been taken with the timing of historical events so that they fit with the story.
在这本书中，为了让历史事件与故事情节相一致，作家做了大量的艺术加工。◆I allowed myself a little poetic licence in describing the table as an antique.
我加了点自由发挥，把这个桌子描述成了一件古董。 NOTE Licence in this idiom means ‘freedom to do or say whatever you want’. 这个习语中的 licence 意为“自由行事”。 ●a licence to print ˈmoney (disapproving) used to describe a business which makes a lot of money with little effort 不费劲挣大钱；一本万利；摇钱树◆Many people think that the national lottery is nothing more than a licence to print money.
很多人认为国家彩票只是一棵摇钱树而已。 |