illegitimate
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++il·le·git·i·mate /ˌɪləˈdʒɪtəmət◂/ adjective 1 MARRYborn to parents who are not married 私生的 OPP legitimate his illegitimate son 他的私生子2 LET/ALLOWnot allowed or acceptable according to rules or agreements 不合规则[协定]的，非法的 OPP legitimate a distinction between legitimate and illegitimate trade 合法贸易和非法贸易的区别 —illegitimately adverb —illegitimacy noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
illegitimate• Many of these insurance claims are illegitimate.• In 1960,2 percent of white births and 22 percent of black births were illegitimate.• John F.. Kennedy won by a hair and under questionable circumstances, yet his presidency was never considered illegitimate.• In the mid-1980s, about one-third of first births are illegitimate as was discussed in chapter 3.• an illegitimate child• We're not peppering the world with illegitimate children.• Trying artificially to separate politics and management, or treat the former as an illegitimate intrusion, is naive.• In a Newcastle study, more than 70 percent of first illegitimate pregnancies were followed by another.• We refer, of course, to the existence of her illegitimate son.• Yet he made no attempt to harass the driver into any illegitimate speed.il·le·git·i·mate adjectiveChineseSyllable
parents not to Corpus married born are who
illegitimate
il‧le‧git‧i‧mate /ˌɪləˈdʒɪtəmət◂, ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtəmət◂/
adjective
1. born to parents who are not married
OPP legitimate:
his illegitimate son
2. not allowed or acceptable according to rules or agreements
OPP legitimate:
a distinction between legitimate and illegitimate trade
—illegitimately adverb
—illegitimacy noun [uncountable]
▪ illegal forbidden by law: It is illegal to sell tobacco to children under 16. | illegal immigrants | He was carrying an illegal weapon.
▪be against the law to be illegal. This phrase is very commonly used in everyday English, instead of saying that something is illegal: Driving a car without insurance is against the law. | It’s against the law to hit a child.
▪unlawful illegal - a rather formal word, which is used especially when this particular action is considered to be illegal, although there are some situations where such actions can be legal: The judges said that the strike was unlawful. | The money was obtained by unlawful means. | a verdict of unlawful killing
▪illicit illicit activities or goods are illegal and usually kept secret: Marijuana remains the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. | the illicit trade in stolen cattle
▪illegitimate not allowed or acceptable according to rules or agreements: the illegitimate use of power | The election results were declared to be illegitimate. | illegitimate share trading
▪unconstitutional not allowed by a country’s constitution (=set of rules and principles by which a country is governed): The court ruled that the new law was unconstitutional.
il‧le‧git‧i‧mate /ˌɪləˈdʒɪtəmət◂, ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtəmət◂/
adjective1. born to parents who are not married
OPP legitimate:
2. not allowed or acceptable according to rules or agreements
OPP legitimate:
—illegitimately adverb
—illegitimacy noun [uncountable]
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