illicit

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A banned or unlawful item.
    — A large number of studies, however, have reported that it is rare for the user of 'hard' drugs not to have initiated cannabis use prior to the other illicits.
形容词 adj.
  1. Not approved by law, but not invalid.
    — The bigamous marriage, while illicit, was not invalid.
  2. Breaking social norms.
    — I only can properly enjoy carol services if I am having an illicit affair with someone in the congregation.
  3. Unlawful.
    — Ayşe Erkoç learned long ago that the secret of doing anything illicit in Istanbul is to do it in full public gaze in the clear light of day. No one ever questions the legitimacy of the blatant.

词形变化

more illicit comparative most illicit superlative illicits plural

词汇关系

衍生词
illicitly illicitness
相关词
elicit

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from French illicite, from Latin illicitus, from in- (“not”) + licitus (“allowed, permitted”), from licet (“it is allowed”). By surface analysis, il- + licit.
词源 2
Borrowed from French illicite, from Latin illicitus, from in- (“not”) + licitus (“allowed, permitted”), from licet (“it is allowed”). By surface analysis, il- + licit.
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