legitimize
verb /lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪz/
/lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪz/
(British English also legitimise)
(formal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they legitimize | /lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪz/ /lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪz/ |
| he / she / it legitimizes | /lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪzɪz/ /lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple legitimized | /lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪzd/ /lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪzd/ |
| past participle legitimized | /lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪzd/ /lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪzd/ |
| -ing form legitimizing | /lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪzɪŋ/ /lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪzɪŋ/ |
- legitimize something to make something that is wrong or unfair seem acceptable
使（坏事或不正当的事）看起来可以接受 - The movie has been criticized for apparently legitimizing violence.
这部电影因明显地美化暴力而受到了指责。
- The movie has been criticized for apparently legitimizing violence.
- legitimize something to make something legal
使合法 - legitimize somebody to give a child whose parents are not married to each other the same rights as those whose parents are
赋予（非婚生子）合法权利