illicit 英 [ɪˈlɪsɪt]   美 [ɪˈlɪsɪt]

illicit

illicit  英 [ɪˈlɪsɪt] 美 [ɪˈlɪsɪt]

adj. 违法的;不正当的 

illicit drugs 违禁药物
an illicit love affair 不正当的风流韵事

  • Illicit means not allowed by law or custom. It's illegal to kill endangered elephants, but many poachers still engage in the Illicit ivory trade.
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  • adj. 违法的;不正当的
  • 1. illicit drugs

    违禁药物

  • 2. an illicit love affair

    不正当的风流韵事

  • illicit (adj.) c. 1500, from Old French illicite "unlawful, forbidden" (14c.), from Latin illicitus "not allowed, unlawful, illegal," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + licitus "lawful," past participle of licere "to be allowed" (see licence (n.)). Related: Illicitly.
il·licit / ɪˈlɪsɪt ; NAmE ɪˈlɪsɪt / adjective 1 not allowed by the law 非法的;违法的 SYN illegal illicit drugs 违禁药物 2 not approved of by the normal rules of society 违背社会常规的;不正当的 an illicit love affair 不正当的风流韵事 illicit·ly / ɪˈlɪsɪtli ; NAmE ɪˈlɪsɪtli / adverb il·licit / ɪˈlɪsɪt ; NAmE ɪˈlɪsɪt / illicit·ly / ɪˈlɪsɪtli ; NAmE ɪˈlɪsɪtli /
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