adj.(形容词)

1. 合法的，正当的，法律认可的，法定的
2. 合理的，合情合理的，正当合理的
3. 嫡出的，嫡系的，婚生的，合法婚姻所生的，合法夫妻所生的
4. 正统的，正规的
5. 正常的，合乎惯例的
6. 真实的
7. 守法的
8. 根据继承权准则的
9. 【戏剧】（区别于电影、轻歌舞剧、讽刺滑稽剧等的）舞台剧的，话剧的，正统剧的

v.(动词)

1. 使合法
2. 宣布...为合法
3. 证明...有理
4. 认为正统
5. 承认（庶子）为嫡出，立为嫡嗣，给（私生子）以合法身分
6. 认为正当
7. 授权

adj.(形容词)

1. 合情合理的;合法的 reasonable;sensible;lawful or correct

Adjective:

1. of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful

2. based on known statements or events or conditions;

   "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"
   

3. in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles;

   "legitimate advertising practices"
   

4. authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law;

   "a legitimate government"
   

Verb:

1. make legal;

   "Marijuana should be legalized"
   

2. show or affirm to be just and legitimate

3. make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone);

   "They legitimized their natural child"
   

The adjective is pronounced /lɪ'dʒɪtɪmət/. The verb is pronounced /lɪ'dʒɪtɪmeɪt/. 形容词读作 /lɪ'dʒɪtɪmət/。动词读作/lɪ'dʒɪtɪmeɪt/。

1.合法的；依法的；法律认可的
Something that islegitimate is acceptable according to the law.

legitimate

e.g. The French government has condemned the coup in Haiti and has demanded the restoration of thelegitimate government...
法国政府对海地政变表示谴责，并要求恢复合法政府的地位。
e.g. The government will not seek to disrupt thelegitimate business activities of the defendant.
政府无意干扰被告的合法经营活动。

legitimacy
The opposition parties do not recognise the political legitimacy of his government.
反对党不承认他的政府在政治上的合法性。legitimately
The government has been legitimately elected by the people.
政府是由人民依法选出的。

2.合情理的；有道理的；正当的
If you say that something such as a feeling or claim islegitimate, you think that it is reasonable and justified.

e.g. That's a perfectlylegitimate fear...
怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。
e.g. The New York Times has alegitimate claim to be a national newspaper.
《纽约时报》有理由称自己是一份全国性报纸。

legitimacy
As if to prove the legitimacy of these fears, the Cabinet of Franz von Papen collapsed on December 2.
仿佛是要印证这些恐惧事出有因似的，弗朗茨·冯·巴本的内阁于12月2日倒台了。legitimately
They could quarrel quite legitimately with some of my choices.
他们大有理由不同意我的一些选择。

3.婚生的
Alegitimate child is one whose parents were married before he or she was born.

e.g. We only married in order that the child should belegitimate.
我们结婚纯粹是为了给孩子一个合法身份。

4.同legitimize
Tolegitimate something means the same as tolegitimize it.

legitimate的翻译

e.g. We want tolegitimate this process by passing a law.
我们希望通过立法来使这一程序合法化。

legitimation
...the legitimation of state constitutions.
国家宪法的正式通过

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I'm not sure that his business is strictly legitimate.

我说不好他的生意是否全部合法。

He is a legitimate heir to the throne.

他是王位的合法继承人。

a legitimate son.

婚生子

Politicians are legitimate targets for satire.

政治家理所当然是讽刺的靶子。

This is a legitimate argument.

这是合乎情理的论据。

Distributed Denial of Service, which depletes the network's resource and denies service to legitimate users, is one of the hardest security problems in the Internet.

分布式拒绝服务攻击，目的在于耗尽网络资源从而使合法用户的服务请求被拒绝，是最难解决的网络安全问题之一。

The second made its unlicensed nuclear programme more legitimate, removing the main objection to India's presence among great powers.

而核合作则赋予了印度未经授权的核项目合法性，为印度跻身于强国之林扫除了主要障碍。

For merchants, it is important to remember that an authorization is not proof that the true card holder is making a purchase or that a legitimate card is involved.

对于商家，这是重要的是要记住，一个授权是不是证明了真正的信用卡持有人正在购买或一个合法的卡是参与。

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.

政客理所当然是讽刺的对象。

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？

['u4e0d'u53ef'u6570'u540d'u8bcd]the dubious legitimacy of her argument

她的论证是否站得住脚

I intend to challenge the legitimacy of his claim.

我打算对他声称的是否正确提出质疑。

She can now legitimately claim to be the best in the world.

现在她可以理所当然地声称自己是世界上最优秀的。

The French government has condemned the coup in Haiti and has demanded the restoration of the legitimate government...

法国政府对海地政变表示谴责，并要求恢复合法政府的地位。

The government will not seek to disrupt the legitimate business activities of the defendant.

政府无意干扰被告的合法经营活动。

That's a perfectly legitimate fear...

怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

The New York Times has a legitimate claim to be a national newspaper.

《纽约时报》有理由称自己是一份全国性报纸。

We only married in order that the child should be legitimate.

我们结婚纯粹是为了给孩子一个合法身份。

We want to legitimate this process by passing a law.

我们希望通过立法来使这一程序合法化。

The legitimate rights and interests of disabled persons are protected by law.

残疾人的合法权益受法律保护.

Legalisation might encourage legitimate drug companies to try to improve the stuff that people take.

合法化可能会鼓励合法的毒品公司努力改善人们吸食的毒品.

Fourth, legitimate working, the expense is lower, the harvest is bigger.

四是合法打工, 费用更低, 收获更大.

He had a legitimate reason for being late.

他迟到有合理的理由.

It'seems to me that either of these methods is perfectly legitimate.

在我看来这些方法的任一种都是完全合理的.

He leave his property to his legitimate offspring.

他将他的财产留给他合法婚姻所生的子女.

He was the father of three legitimate children; and more than twenty illegitimate!

他有三个婚生子女, 二十多个私生子.

Nor could she devour them by any escapade of a less legitimate description.

她也不能通过任何不大合法的自由放荡行为来吞没他们.

Civil suits may also be initiated to compel the payment of legitimate bills or financial obligations.

为了催索账款或欠款也可以提出民事诉讼.

At the same time, legitimate research has been hindered by supply problems.

与此同时, 合法的大麻研究又由于供应问题举步维艰.

You don't want as somebody who is a legitimate target.

你可不想让自己成了个合适的靶子.

These systems aim to protect and facilitate legitimate trade.

这些管制制度旨在保障和利便正当工商业的经营.

legitimate players being kicked from Multiplayer matches has been fixed.

正当球员被踢的多人比赛中已得到修复.

Countries The protection of individual economic rights and the legitimate rights and interests.

国家保护个体经济的合法的权利和权益.

But perhaps because of limited entirely legitimate music library, Google's music search a smaller number.

不过或许因受限完全正版曲库, 谷歌的音乐搜索数量较少.

用作定语～+ n.

1. Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.
   生病是请假的一个正当理由。

用作表语S+be+～

1. Her word is legitimate.
   她的话合情合理。
2. His action is legitimate.
   他的行为是合法的。

• legitimate%20pollination">legitimate pollination正规传粉
• legitimate%20name">legitimate name正统命名
• legitimate%20target%20area">legitimate target area有效刺中部位...
• legitimate%20fertility%20rate">legitimate fertility rate已婚妇女生育率...

• Lady Wilde presented her husband with three legitimate offspring to match his three illegitimate ones.

  出自：R. Ellmann

• Sergey did the decent thing..and married her, giving her children legitimate status.

  出自：A. N. Wilson

• No nation in world history has ever legitimated the use of marijuana.

  出自：Daily Colonist

• ☆ 1590年左右进入英语，直接源自中古拉丁语的legitimatus，意为合法的。