legitimate

英 [lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət]

美 [lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət]

adj.  正当合理的; 合情合理的; 合法的; 法律认可的; 法定的; 合法婚姻所生的
vt.  使合法; 给予合法的地位; 通过法律手段给（私生子）以合法地位; 正式批准; 授权

现在分词：legitimating　过去式：legitimated　第三人称单数：legitimates　过去分词：legitimated　

CET6考研IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.4329 / COCA.3195

同义词辨析

lawfullegallegitimate【导航词义：合法的】

牛津词典

adj.

• 正当合理的；合情合理的
  for which there is a fair and acceptable reason
  1. a legitimate grievance
     合乎情理的抱怨
  2. It seemed a perfectly legitimate question.
     这似乎是完全合乎情理的问题。
  3. Politicians are legitimate targets for satire.
     政客理所当然是讽刺的对象。
• 合法的；法律认可的；法定的
  allowed and acceptable according to the law
  1. the legitimate government of the country
     这个国家的合法政府
  2. Is his business strictly legitimate?
     他的生意是否绝对合法？
• 合法婚姻所生的
  born when its parents are legally married to each other

柯林斯词典

The adjective is pronounced /lɪ'dʒɪtɪmət/. The verb is pronounced /lɪ'dʒɪtɪmeɪt/. 形容词读作 /lɪ'dʒɪtɪmət/。动词读作/lɪ'dʒɪtɪmeɪt/。


• ADJ-GRADED 合法的；依法的；法律认可的
  Something that islegitimateis acceptable according to the law.
  1. The French government has condemned the coup in Haiti and has demanded the restoration of the legitimate government...
     法国政府对海地政变表示谴责，并要求恢复合法政府的地位。
  2. The government will not seek to disrupt the legitimate business activities of the defendant.
     政府无意干扰被告的合法经营活动。
• ADJ-GRADED 合情理的；有道理的；正当的
  If you say that something such as a feeling or claim islegitimate, you think that it is reasonable and justified.
  1. That's a perfectly legitimate fear...
     怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。
  2. The New York Times has a legitimate claim to be a national newspaper.
     《纽约时报》有理由称自己是一份全国性报纸。
• ADJ 婚生的
  Alegitimatechild is one whose parents were married before he or she was born.
  1. We only married in order that the child should be legitimate.
     我们结婚纯粹是为了给孩子一个合法身份。
• VERB 同legitimize
  Tolegitimatesomething means the same as tolegitimizeit.
  1. We want to legitimate this process by passing a law.
     我们希望通过立法来使这一程序合法化。

英英释义

verb

• make (an illegitimate child) legitimate
  1. They legitimized their natural child
• show or affirm to be just and legitimate
• make legal
  1. Marijuana should be legalized
  Synonym:legalizelegalisedecriminalizedecriminaliselegitimizelegitimiselegitimatizelegitimatise

adj

• authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
  1. a legitimate government
  Synonym:lawfullicit
• of marriages and offspring
• in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles
  1. legitimate advertising practices
• based on known statements or events or conditions
  1. rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year
  Synonym:logical

双语例句

• The threat of bankruptcy is a legitimate tool to extract money from them.
  破产威胁是从他们那里索得钱款的合法手段。
• This is a legitimate question.
  这是一个理当提出的问题。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear
  怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。
• The New York Times has a legitimate claim to be a national newspaper.
  《纽约时报》有理由称自己是一份全国性报纸。
• The government will not seek to disrupt the legitimate business activities of the defendant.
  政府无意干扰被告的合法经营活动。
• I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement.
  我保证，这将是下签一个合法的安排。
• We only married in order that the child should be legitimate.
  我们结婚纯粹是为了给孩子一个合法身份。
• There can never be any legitimate basis for police officers to fit up suspects they 'know' to be guilty.
  警官诬陷那些他们“知道”犯了罪的嫌疑人是根本没有任何法律依据的。
• The Arab League has publicly spoken of the Syrian people's legitimate aspirations for political and social reform.
  阿拉伯国家联盟曾公开讨论了叙利亚人民对政治和社会变革的愿望是合法的。
• All right, well, this a perfectly legitimate line of questioning.
  好的，对，这是完美的合法询问。