legitimate

英 [lɪ'dʒɪtɪmət] 美 [lɪ'dʒɪtɪmət]

• 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

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 合情合理的;合法的

   reasonable;sensible;lawful or correct

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 合法的，正当的，法律认可的，法定的
2. 合理的，合情合理的，正当合理的
3. 嫡出的，嫡系的，婚生的，合法婚姻所生的，合法夫妻所生的
4. 正统的，正规的
5. 正常的，合乎惯例的
6. 真实的
7. 守法的
8. 根据继承权准则的
9. 【戏剧】（区别于电影、轻歌舞剧、讽刺滑稽剧等的）舞台剧的，话剧的，正统剧的

v. 动词

1. 使合法
2. 宣布...为合法
3. 证明...有理
4. 认为正统
5. 承认（庶子）为嫡出，立为嫡嗣，给（私生子）以合法身分
6. 认为正当
7. 授权

英英释义

Adjective:

1. of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful

2. based on known statements or events or conditions;

   "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"
   

3. in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles;

   "legitimate advertising practices"
   

4. authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law;

   "a legitimate government"
   

Verb:

1. make legal;

   "Marijuana should be legalized"
   

2. show or affirm to be just and legitimate

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

   "They legitimized their natural child"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. I'm not sure that his business is strictly legitimate.
   我说不好他的生意是否全部合法。
2. He is a legitimate heir to the throne.
   他是王位的合法继承人。
3. a legitimate son.
   婚生子
4. Politicians are legitimate targets for satire.
   政治家理所当然是讽刺的靶子。
5. This is a legitimate argument.
   这是合乎情理的论据。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. Distributed Denial of Service, which depletes the network's resource and denies service to legitimate users, is one of the hardest security problems in the Internet.
   分布式拒绝服务攻击，目的在于耗尽网络资源从而使合法用户的服务请求被拒绝，是最难解决的网络安全问题之一。
2. The second made its unlicensed nuclear programme more legitimate, removing the main objection to India's presence among great powers.
   而核合作则赋予了印度未经授权的核项目合法性，为印度跻身于强国之林扫除了主要障碍。
3. For merchants, it is important to remember that an authorization is not proof that the true card holder is making a purchase or that a legitimate card is involved.
   对于商家，这是重要的是要记住，一个授权是不是证明了真正的信用卡持有人正在购买或一个合法的卡是参与。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.
   生病是请假的一个正当理由。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. Her word is legitimate.
   她的话合情合理。
2. His action is legitimate.
   他的行为是合法的。

经典引文

• Lady Wilde presented her husband with three legitimate offspring to match his three illegitimate ones.

  出自： R. Ellmann

• Sergey did the decent thing..and married her, giving her children legitimate status.

  出自： A. N. Wilson

• No nation in world history has ever legitimated the use of marijuana.

  出自：Daily Colonist

词汇搭配

• legitimate pollination 正规传粉
• legitimate name 正统命名
• legitimate target area 有效刺中部位...
• legitimate fertility rate 已婚妇女生育率...

词源解说

• ☆ 1590年左右进入英语，直接源自中古拉丁语的legitimatus，意为合法的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• just
• lawful
• legal
• real
• true

【反义词】

• illegitimate