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/。
- ADJ-GRADED 合法的;依法的;法律认可的
Something that is legitimate is acceptable according to the law.
- 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。
- ADJ-GRADED 合情理的;有道理的;正当的
If you say that something such as a feeling or claim is legitimate, you think that it is reasonable and justified.
- 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。
- ADJ 婚生的
A legitimate child is one whose parents were married before he or she was born.
- 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。
- VERB 同legitimize
To legitimate something means the same as to legitimize it.
- 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。