bona fide
adjective /ˌbəʊnə ˈfaɪdi/
/ˌbəʊnə ˈfaɪdi/
[usually before noun] (from Latin)- real, legal or true; not false
真诚的；真实的；合法的 - a bona fide reason
真正原因 - Is it a bona fide, reputable organization?
这是不是个合法的、值得信赖的机构？ - You’re a bona fide member of the team now.
你现在是团队中真正的一员了。 - Students should have a bona fide reason for missing class, such as illness.
学生缺课应该有一个真实的原因，比如生病。
Collocations DictionaryBona fide is used with these nouns:- reason
词源Latin, literally ‘with good faith’, ablative singular of bona fides. - a bona fide reason