legitimate
英 [l?'d??t?m?t]
美 [l??d??t?m?t]
- adj. 合法的；正當(dāng)?shù)?；合理的；正統(tǒng)的
- vt. 使合法；認(rèn)為正當(dāng)（等于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(shù)醫(yī)生似乎都接受順勢療法是一種合理的醫(yī)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(jié)婚純粹是為了給孩子一個(gè)合法身份。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The empire could not cohere as a legitimate whole.
- 這個(gè)帝國無法凝聚成一個(gè)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(quán)威詞典》
- 5. Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.
- 生病是請(qǐng)假的一個(gè)正當(dāng)?shù)睦碛?
來自《簡明英漢詞典》