今天我们要学的词是 illicit.

illicit的意思是非法的、违法的。 The United States has designated two prominent Lebanese businessmen whose illicit financial activities, including money laundering and tax evasion, have provided financial support for Hizballah. 美国国务院宣布，两名黎巴嫩著名商人以包括洗钱和逃税的非法金融活动为真主党提供财政支持。

New research published by the Center for Immigration Studies shows that the illicit cross-border migration in Europe – and the complementary role of asylum laws – hold learnable lessons for American land border and immigration security. 移民研究中心发布的新研究表明，欧洲的非法跨境移民以及起互补作用的庇护法为美国的边界和移民安全提供了可借鉴的经验教训。