legitimate
adj. 合法的= legal
释义2:
legitimate
/ li5dVitimit /
◙ adjective1. conforming to the law or to rules• 合法的;合乎规矩的 »his claims to legitimate authority. 他向合法机构所提要求。 able to be defended with logic or justification• 合乎逻辑的,正当的 »a legitimate excuse for being late. 正当的迟到理由。 (of a child) born of parents lawfully married to each other• (子女)合法婚生的 »(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。 »the last legitimate Anglo-Saxon king. 最后的嫡系盎格鲁撒克逊国王。 constituting or relating to serious drama as distinct from musical comedy, revue, etc• (与音乐喜剧、滑稽剧相对)正剧的 »the legitimate theatre. 正剧戏院。◙ verb1. [with obj.] make legitimate; justify or make lawful• 使合法化,使正当化 »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。【派生】
♦ legitimacy noun♦ legitimately adverb♦ legitimation noun♦ legitimatization noun♦ legitimatize verb1. (也作 -ise)【语源】
1. late Middle English (in the sense 'born of parents lawfully married to each other'): from medieval Latin legitimatus 'made legal', from the verb legitimare, from Latin legitimus 'lawful', from lex, leg- 'law'
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