licensed

/ˈlaɪsnst/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlaɪsnst/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlī-sᵊn(t)st/ (ame, mw)

licensed — 形容詞

  • licensedpositive
  • more licensedcomparative
  • most licensedsuperlative

1. officially allowed to do a job, sell certain things, or use or own something aft

1.形容詞B2
釋義

領有執照的

取得官方執照或許可的

officially allowed to do a job, sell certain things, or use or own something after getting formal permission

例句

Only licensed drivers may rent the vans for the school trip.

只有領有駕照的駕駛才能租校外教學用的廂型車。

licensed drivers for legal driving permission

Ines picked up headache tablets from a licensed pharmacy near the station.

Ines 到車站附近那間領有執照的藥局買了頭痛藥。

licensed pharmacy for regulated medicine sales

同義詞
  • authorized

    stresses approval from a rule, law, or authority

  • certified

    often points to a document proving training or standards

  • registered

    suggests a person or business has been officially recorded

反義詞

文法句型

licensed driver/pharmacy/hotel

be licensed to do something

用法筆記

Usually placed before nouns such as driver, pharmacy, hotel, or nurse. It can also follow be, especially before to + verb, and it emphasizes official permission rather than personal skill alone.

常見錯誤

❌The shop is license to sell wine.
✅The shop is licensed to sell wine.
💡licensed is the adjective here; license is the noun or verb form.
❌He is a licensed teacher because he explains math clearly.
✅He is a licensed teacher because the state has officially approved him to teach.
💡licensed refers to formal permission, not just ability.