licensee
licensee — 名詞
1. someone who holds a government-issued license allowing them to sell alcoholic be
酒牌持有人
領有酒類銷售許可的人
someone who holds a government-issued license allowing them to sell alcoholic beverages in a commercial setting such as a restaurant, pub, or shop
Evelyn applied for a liquor license so her restaurant could serve wine and beer.
Evelyn 申請了酒類銷售許可證，這樣她的餐廳就能提供葡萄酒和啤酒。
applying for a liquor license
The city inspector checked whether every cocktail bar in the district had a listed licensee.
市政府的稽查員檢查了該區每家調酒吧是否都有一位登記在案的持牌人。
listed licensee — formal registered status
If the pub is sold, the licensee must transfer the permit to the new owner.
如果酒吧出售，持牌人必須將許可證轉移給新業主。
As a licensee, Ravindra displayed his official permit on the wall behind the bar.
身為持牌人，Ravindra 把官方許可證掛在吧檯後方的牆上。
The pub's licensee was fined for serving drinks to a group of teenagers after midnight.
這家酒吧的持牌人因在午夜後向一群青少年提供酒類而被罰款。
- permit holder
broader — refers to anyone holding any type of permit, not just alcohol licenses
- licence holder
functionally identical but more common in British English spelling
- licensor
the person or authority that grants the license to the licensee
用法筆記
Most common in the context of bars, pubs, and restaurants that sell alcohol. The named licensee is the person legally responsible for the premises and may be different from the owner.
常見錯誤
2. an individual or company that enters a legal agreement giving them permission to
被授權人
經合法授權製造或使用他人智慧財產者
an individual or company that enters a legal agreement giving them permission to make, sell, or use a patented product, trademarked design, or software program that belongs to another party
Hyun's company became a licensee of a Japanese firm and produced their motors in Seoul.
Hyun 的公司成為一家日本公司的被授權人，在首爾生產他們的馬達。
company as licensee — commercial manufacturing
Under the deal, a Brazilian drug manufacturer became a licensee for the vaccine formula.
根據協議，一家巴西製藥公司成為該疫苗配方的被授權人。
A software licensee may not install the program on more computers than the contract allows.
軟體被授權人不得將程式安裝到合約允許以外的更多電腦上。
As the exclusive licensee of the fashion brand, Minho operated fifty shops across Southeast Asia.
作為該時尚品牌的獨家被授權人，Minho 在東南亞經營了五十家店面。
As a music licensee, Ife pays royalties for songs played at her café.
作為音樂授權使用者，Ife 需為店內播放的歌曲支付版稅。
- franchisee
more specific — refers to someone who runs a business under a larger brand's licensed system
- authorised user
broader and less formal, used for permission to access or use something
- grantee
formal legal term for the recipient of a grant or right
- licensor
the party that owns the intellectual property and grants permission to the licensee
用法筆記
Common in contracts and business negotiations involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, and software. The licensee has usage rights but does not own the intellectual property — those terms are defined in the licensing agreement with the licensor.