legitimate
英 [lɪ'dʒɪtɪmət]
美 [ləˈdʒɪtəmɪt]
- adj. 合法的；正當的；合理的；正統的
- vt. 使合法；認為正當（等於legitimize）
中文詞源
legitimate 合法的，合情合理的來自拉丁語legis,法律，詞源同legal.
英文詞源
- legitimate (adj.)
- mid-15c., "lawfully begotten," from Middle French legitimer and directly from Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare "make lawful, declare to be lawful," from Latin legitimus "lawful," originally "fixed by law, in line with the law," from lex (genitive legis) "law" (see legal). Transferred sense of "genuine, real" is attested from 1550s. Related: Legitimately.
- legitimate (v.)
- 1590s, from Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare (see legitimate (adj.)). Related: Legitimated; legitimating.
雙語例句
- 1. Most doctors appear to recognize homeopathy as a legitimate form of medicine.
- 大多數醫生似乎都接受順勢療法是一種合理的醫療手段。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. We only married in order that the child should be legitimate.
- 我們結婚純粹是為了給孩子一個合法身份。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The empire could not cohere as a legitimate whole.
- 這個帝國無法凝聚成一個合法的整體。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. It seemed a perfectly legitimate question.
- 這似乎是完全合乎情理的問題。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.
- 生病是請假的一個正當的理由.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》