legitimate

[li'dʒitimit]

adj.合法的, 世袭的, 婚生的, 正当的, 合理的
vt.使合法, 授权, 宣布 ... 为合法

a.

1. 合法的

He is the legitimate heir to the property.

他是这宗财产的合法继承人。

2. 合法婚姻所生的, 嫡出的[Z]

3. 正统的

4. 正当的, 合理的

He had a legitimate reason for being late.

他迟到有合理的理由。

词形变化

副词: legitimately | 名词: legitimateness | 动词过去式: legitimated | 动词过去分词: legitimated | 动词现在分词: legitimating | 动词第三人称单数: legitimates |

词义辨析

同义:

a.合法的; 正当的

lawful  rightful  allowed  legal  authorized  permitted  admissible  valid  sound  just  justified  justifiable  

反义:

a.合法的

illegitimate  

英英释义

动词 legitimate:

make legal

同义词：legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimatize, legitimatise

show or affirm to be just and legitimate

make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)

形容词 legitimate:

of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful

based on known statements or events or conditions

同义词：logical

in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles

authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law

同义词：lawful, licit

补充

legitimatelegitimate英:[liˈdʒitimit] 美:[ləˈdʒɪtəmɪt]adj.1.合情合理的; 合法的Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。

例句

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予以谴责, 并要求恢复其合法政府。 2. a legitimate business transaction合法的商业交易 3. That's a perfectly legitimate fear.这种担心不无道理。 4. People have legitimate concerns about the food they eat.人们关心自己吃的食物, 这很正常。 5. He had a legitimate reason for missing the training session.他缺席培训是有正当理由的。 6. They claimed responsibility, calling the victim a legitimate target.他们声称对此事负责, 并说受害者是罪有应得。 7. They have legitimate claims to political asylum.他们有权要求政治避难。 8. We only married in order that the child should be legitimate.我们结婚的目的仅仅是让孩子成为婚生子。 9. the legitimate theatre正剧剧院 10. a legitimate monarch正统君主 11. We want to legitimate this process by passing a law.我们打算通过法律把这个程序合法化。 12. his claims to legitimate authority.他向合法机构所提要求。 13. a legitimate excuse for being late.正当的迟到理由。 14. (of a sovereign) having a title based on strict hereditary right.（王位继承）严格按照继承权原则的；嫡系的。 15. the last legitimate Anglo-Saxon king.最后的嫡系盎格鲁撒克逊国王。 16. the legitimate theatre.正剧戏院。 17. the regime was not legitimated by popular support.那个政权并没得到大众支持从而变得合法。 18. a legitimate excuse/question/concern可以接受的理由；合乎逻辑的问题；合情合理的担心 19. Could he earn so much from legitimate business activities?他要是做正当生意，哪里能赚得了这么多钱？ 20. I intend to challenge the legitimacy of his claim.我欲对他的要求的合法性提出质疑。 21. "a legitimate [=legal, lawful] heir/government/business"合法继承人/政府/企业 22. legitimate means for achieving success取得成功的合法途径 23. the legitimate use of firearms合法使用枪支弹药 24. It's not clear that the letter is legitimate [=genuine]; it may be a forgery.这封信是不是真的还不清楚；也许是伪造的。 25. We think her concern/excuse is legitimate. = We think she has a legitimate concern/excuse.我们认为她的担忧/辩解是合理的。 26. There's no legitimate reason for prescribing this medication to a child.给孩子开这种药是不合理的。 27. His claim is legitimate.他的要求合理。 28. legitimate children婚生的孩子 29. Many question the legitimacy of the law.许多人质疑这部法律的合理性。 30. We earned the money legitimately. [=legally]我们合法挣钱。 31. He can legitimately [=rightfully] claim to be the best athlete in his class.他可以当之无愧地称自己是他这个类别中最优秀的运动员。 32. slang words legitimated by usage经使用被接受的俚语 33. Her tendency to be secretive only serves to legitimate their suspicions.她总是偷偷摸摸，结果只是印证了他们对她的正当怀疑。