illegitimate
adjective /ˌɪləˈdʒɪtəmət/
/ˌɪləˈdʒɪtəmət/
- born to parents who are not married to each other
Topics Family and relationshipsc2私生的;非婚生的 - (formal) not allowed by a particular set of rules or by law
synonym unauthorized不符合规定的;非法的 - illegitimate use of company property
不正当使用公司财产
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- consider something
- regard something as
- …
- completely
opposite legitimate - illegitimate use of company property
词源mid 16th cent.: from late Latin illegitimus (from in- ‘not’ + legitimus ‘lawful’), suggested by legitimate.