license

Compared meaning: an official document allowing you to do something (noun).

比较义项：许可证、执照（官方允许做某事的文件）（名词）。

• permit

  Used for a specific, often short-term or one-time activity, such as construction, events, or parking, granted as bureaucratic approval rather than proof of skill.

  常用于特定、通常是短期或一次性的活动，例如建筑、活动或停车，是一种官僚审批，而非技能证明。

  The city issued a permit for the outdoor concert next weekend.

  市政府为下周末的户外音乐会发放了许可证。

• license 本词

  Used for an ongoing activity or profession that requires proof of qualification, such as driving or practicing a trade, and is typically renewed periodically after training or testing.

  常用于需要资格证明的持续性活动或职业，例如驾驶或从事某种行业，通常需要经过培训或考试后定期续期。

  She renewed her nursing license after completing the required course.

  她完成了必修课程后续办了护士执照。

Permit and license both mean an official document allowing something, but use differs. Permit is for a short-term activity, such as construction; it is approval, not proof. License is for an ongoing activity or job needing proven qualification, and is renewed after training or testing.

permit 和 license 都指官方许可的文件，但 permit 通常用于特定、临时或一次性的活动（如建筑、活动或停车），而 license 通常用于需要资格认证的持续性活动或职业（如驾驶、行医），且常需先经培训或考试并定期续期。这里不比较 permit 作动词表示“允许”以及 license 作动词表示“发给许可证”的用法。