legitimate
英 [lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət] 美 [ləˈdʒɪtəmɪt]

adj.

合法的，合理的；正规的；合法婚姻所生的；真正的，真实的

vt.

使合法；给予合法的地位；通过法律手段给（私生子）以合法地位；正式批准，授权

变形

过去式：legitimated过去分词：legitimated现在分词：legitimating第三人称单数：legitimates

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

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

英英释义

legitimate[ li'dʒitimət, li'dʒitimeit ]

• v.
  • make legal

    同义词：legalizelegalisedecriminalizedecriminaliselegitimizelegitimiselegitimatizelegitimatise

  • show or affirm to be just and legitimate
  • make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)
• adj.
  • of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
  • based on known statements or events or conditions

    同义词：logical

  • in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles

    "legitimate advertising practices"

  • authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law

    "a legitimate government"

    同义词：lawfullicit

词组短语

legitimate authority法定职权；合法权威

legitimate interest合法权益；合法利益

legitimate income[经]正当收入

同近义词辨析

legal, legitimate, lawful

legal a. 法律所允许的任何行为都是legal（合法的） b. 与法律有关的，the legal profession；

legitimate 指为法律、习俗和一般信仰所接受，译为“合法的，正当的”，the legitimate government

lawful “根据法律而存在的”，并含有该法律具有道德和宗教约束力的意思 a lawful marriage；

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. I'm not sure that his business is strictly legitimate.
   我说不好他的生意是否全部合法。
2. He is a legitimate heir to the throne.
   他是王位的合法继承人。
3. a legitimate son.
   婚生子
4. Politicians are legitimate targets for satire.
   政治家理所当然是讽刺的靶子。
5. This is a legitimate argument.
   这是合乎情理的论据。

用作及物动词(vt.)

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。

权威例句

Does Isomorphism Legitimate?
Is citation analysis a legitimate evaluation tool?
Situated learning: Legitimate peripheral participation.
Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation, Learning in Doing
The Legitimate Corner and the Corresponding Countermeasures of Chinese Civil Organizations
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP: THE EXERCISE OF LEGITIMATE POWER IN CAMBODIA
Servant leadership : a journey into the nature of legitimate power and greatness
Collapsed States: The disintegration and restoration of legitimate authority
Servant leadership:  A journey into the nature of legitimate power and greatness (25th anniversary ed.).
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