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免許、許可証

特定の活動を行うことを正式に認める書類。

やさしい英語で： An official document that allows you to do a particular activity.

• My license expires next month.
• She applied for a fishing license.
• Do you have a license to run this business?

使い方： license to do something (You need a license to sell alcohol.)

類義語： permit

よく使う表現： driver’s license, fishing license, business license, valid license

ライセンス、使用許諾

製品、特にコンピューターのソフトをどう使ってよいか定めた法的な条件。

やさしい英語で： The legal rules that say how someone may use a product, especially a computer program.

• Read the software license carefully.
• This license allows you to share the code.
• Their new license limits the number of users.

よく使う表現： software license, license agreement, open source license

許可する、免許を与える

人や組織が何かを行うことを正式に認める。

やさしい英語で： To officially allow a person or organization to do something.

• The council licenses local taxis.
• He is licensed to practise law.
• Only licensed companies may provide this service.

使い方： license someone to do something (The state licensed her to practise medicine.)

類義語： authorize, permit

よく使う表現： license someone, license a business

使用許諾する、ライセンスを付与する

通常は書面の契約で、何かを使うことを正式に認める。

やさしい英語で： To officially allow someone to use something, usually through a written agreement.

• They licensed the software to schools.
• The photographer licenses her pictures to publishers.
• We need to license the music before using it.

使い方： license something to someone (The artist licensed the image to a magazine.); license something under something (They licensed the code under an open source agreement.)

類義語： authorize, permit

よく使う表現： license something, license something to someone, license software

許容する

文法の規則に従って、ある単語や構文の使用を認める。

やさしい英語で： To allow a word or structure to appear according to the rules of grammar.

• This verb licenses a clause.
• Some constructions license a missing subject.
• Which nouns license this type of complement?

類義語： permit, allow

よく使う表現： license a complement, license a clause, license something