允许

• 拼音: yǔn xǔ
• 汉字拆解: 允 = 厶 + 儿, meaning to permit; 许 = 讠(speech) + 午, meaning to allow

含义

To permit; to allow; permission. To give consent or approval for something.

A formal word for permission. Common phrases: 允许进入 (permission to enter), 不允许 (not allowed), 在...的允许下 (with the permission of), 法律允许 (legally permitted). More formal than 让.

例句

1. 这里不允许吸烟，请到指定区域。
2. 在父母的允许下，她决定独自出国留学。
3. 法律允许公民有表达意见的自由。

用法指南

语境: rules, regulations, official contexts

语气: authoritative

正确说法

• 请问这里允许拍照吗？(Excuse me, is photography allowed here?)
• 没有他的允许，不能动这些东西。(You can't touch these things without his permission.)

错误说法

• 我允许你的请求 — 应该说'我同意你的请求'，允许用于允许做某事

起源与历史

Compound of 允 (to allow, sincere) + 许 (to permit). Both characters relate to granting permission, combining for emphasis.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal