legitimate

adjective

/lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/

for which there is a fair and acceptable reason正当合理的；合情合理的 synonym valid, justifiable
- a legitimate grievance合乎情理的抱怨
- It seemed a perfectly legitimate question.这似乎是完全合乎情理的问题。
- Politicians are legitimate targets for satire.政客理所当然成为讽刺的对象。
- Parents' concerns about the disease are quite legitimate.父母对这种疾病的担忧是完全合理的。
- People have a legitimate expectation that their politicians should be honest.人们有理由期望他们的政治家应该诚实。
- The court ruled that celebrities' children were not a legitimate target for press intrusion.法院判定名人子女不应成为媒体侵扰的目标。
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- consider something
- …
adverb
- completely
- entirely
- perfectly
- …
allowed and acceptable according to the law合法的；法律认可的；法定的 synonym legal
- the legitimate government of the country这个国家的合法政府
- Is his business strictly legitimate?他的生意是否绝对合法？
- The legitimate government was reinstated after the uprising.暴动平息后，合法政府重新执政。
opposite illegitimateTopics Permission and obligationc1, Law and justicec1
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- consider something
- …
adverb
- completely
- entirely
- perfectly
- …
(of a child小孩) born when its parents are legally married to each other合法婚姻所生的 opposite illegitimateTopics Family and relationshipsc2

词源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’.

词汇	legitimate
释义	legitimate adjective /lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/ /lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/ for which there is a fair and acceptable reason正当合理的；合情合理的 synonym valid, justifiable a legitimate grievance合乎情理的抱怨 It seemed a perfectly legitimate question.这似乎是完全合乎情理的问题。 Politicians are legitimate targets for satire.政客理所当然成为讽刺的对象。 Parents' concerns about the disease are quite legitimate.父母对这种疾病的担忧是完全合理的。 People have a legitimate expectation that their politicians should be honest.人们有理由期望他们的政治家应该诚实。 The court ruled that celebrities' children were not a legitimate target for press intrusion.法院判定名人子女不应成为媒体侵扰的目标。 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem consider something … adverb completely entirely perfectly … allowed and acceptable according to the law合法的；法律认可的；法定的 synonym legal the legitimate government of the country这个国家的合法政府 Is his business strictly legitimate?他的生意是否绝对合法？ The legitimate government was reinstated after the uprising.暴动平息后，合法政府重新执政。 opposite illegitimateTopics Permission and obligationc1, Law and justicec1 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem consider something … adverb completely entirely perfectly … (of a child小孩) born when its parents are legally married to each other合法婚姻所生的 opposite illegitimateTopics Family and relationshipsc2 词源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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