illicitly

🇺🇸 /ɪˈlɪsɪtli/ 🇬🇧 /ɪˈlɪsɪtli/
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标签 RARE
adverb
R

Doing something that is against the law.

The authorities were investigating the illicitly obtained funds.

当局正在调查非法获得的资金。

R

Doing something that is not allowed by social rules.

They were meeting illicitly during the curfew hours.

宵禁期间他们秘密会面。

translation

adv. 非法地, 违反社会规则地