| 词汇 | legitimate |
| 释义 | legitimate adjective uk/ləˈdʒɪt.ə.mət/ us/ləˈdʒɪt̬.ə.mət/ C2 合法的，正当的，法律允许的 allowed by law The army must give power back to the legitimate government. 军队必须将权力交还给合法政府。 C2 合理的，可接受的，得到认可的 reasonable and acceptable He claimed that the restaurant bill was a legitimate business expense. 他声称饭店账单是一笔合理的业务开支。 （子女）合法婚生的 A legitimate child is one whose parents are legally married at the time of his or her birth.
Related word: legitimately legitimate verb [ T ] uk/ləˈdʒɪt.ə.məɪt/ us/ləˈdʒɪt̬.ə.məɪt/ 合法化;合理化 to make something legal or acceptable The government fears that talking to terrorists might legitimate their violent actions. 政府担心与恐怖分子谈判可能会使他们的暴力行为得到认可。 Synonym: legitimize Compare: decriminalizelegalize |
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