legitimate
legitimate 英 [lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət] 美 [ləˈdʒɪtəmɪt]
adj. 合法的；合理的
进行时:legitimating 过去式:legitimated 过去分词:legitimated 第三人称单数:legitimates
- Something legitimate is the real deal — according to the law.
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- adj. 合法的；合理的
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1. It seemed a perfectly legitimate question.
这似乎是完全合乎情理的问题。
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2. the legitimate government of the country
这个国家的合法政府
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3. Is his business strictly legitimate?
他的生意是否绝对合法？
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4. I intend to challenge the legitimacy of his claim.
我打算对他的声明是否正确提出质疑。
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5. She can now legitimately claim to be the best in the world.
现在她可以理所当然地声称自己是世界上最优秀的。
- legitimate (adj.) mid-15c., "lawfully begotten, born of parents legally married," from Middle French legitimer and directly from Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare "make lawful, declare to be lawful," from Latin legitimus "lawful," originally "fixed by law, in line with the law," from lex (genitive legis) "law" (see legal). Transferred sense of "genuine, real" is attested from 1550s. Related: Legitimately; legitimateness. The older adjective in English was legitime "lawful, of legitimate birth" (late 14c.), from Old French legitime, from Latin legitimus.
- legitimate (v.) "establish the legitimacy of, make lawful," 1590s, from Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare "make lawful" (see legitimate (adj.)). Related: Legitimated; legitimating.
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