licence

1. N-COUNT A licence is an official document which gives you permission to do, use, or own something. 许可; 执照

The judge fined the man and suspended his licence. 法官罚了那个人的款，并且吊销了他的执照。

The company has applied to the FDA for a licence to sell the drug. 该公司已向美国食品及药品管理局申请了销售药物的许可证。

2. N-UNCOUNT If you say that something gives someone licence or a licence to act in a particular way, you mean that it gives them an excuse to behave in an irresponsible or excessive way. 借口[also 'a' N, N to-inf] [表不满]

Partition would give licence to other aggressors in other conflicts. 分裂组织给其他侵略者提供其他冲突的借口。