legitimate
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++le·git·i·mate1 /ləˈdʒɪtəmət/ ●●○ adjective 1 RIGHT/JUSTIFIEDfair or reasonable 公正的，正当的，合理的 That’s a perfectly legitimate question. 那个问题完全合乎情理。 Most scientists believe it is legitimate to use animals in medical research. 大多数科学家认为用动物作医学研究是正当的。2 LEGALacceptable or allowed by law 合法的，法律许可的，依法的 Their business operations are perfectly legitimate. 他们的商业活动完全合法。3. SSCMARRYa legitimate child is born to parents who are legally married to each other 〔子女〕合法婚姻所生的，婚生的 OPP illegitimate —legitimately adverb a legitimately elected government 合法当选的政府 He complained quite legitimately about his treatment. 他理所当然对自己所受到的对待提出不满。 —legitimacy noun [uncountable] Opponents have questioned the legitimacy of the ruling. 反对派对裁决的合法性提出了质疑。
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legitimate• To express constructive criticism and voice well researched concerns is of course healthy and legitimate.• How can I be sure that an on-line business is legitimate?• He is a criminal who runs a legitimate business as well.• legitimate business operations• A meeting which just airs views is quite legitimate but every one present should be aware of it.• Thus the masses have in different ways become legitimate candidates for underdevelopment and misery.• At least three of the dead woman's relatives have a legitimate claim to her house.• The way governments treat their people is a legitimate concern for the international community.• Safety is an obvious and legitimate concern.• The legitimate government was overthrown in a coup.• Tobacco smuggling into the UK is seriously affecting the profits of legitimate importers.• Whether or not they were legitimate, many children failed to survive their early critical years.• The problem is, only one of the companies apparently holds legitimate patent rights to the breakthrough.• The government has refused to recognise the far-right group as a legitimate political party.• He had a legitimate reason for being late.• a legitimate reason• At about the same time, his two legitimate sons died of the plague.• Surely these are all legitimate stratagems for the diarist-and using them would be a pardonable offence.• It is legitimate to suggest that taxes should affect people with higher incomes more than they affect poorer people.• Along with the legitimate uses of force, there may be abuses.perfectly legitimate• The Bucharest police force sees its action as perfectly legitimate.• Their function is to supply realism or local colour, and for these purposes their use is perfectly legitimate.• Elwood was carried off after a perfectly legitimate but massive hit delivered by the Springbok centre.• This may be perfectly legitimate but not all problems can be referred away. 2 Refer the parents for marriage guidance counselling.• Or was there a perfectly legitimate explanation?• It is perfectly legitimate for the police to have that information.• But when the culprits were identified, it turned out that their activities were perfectly legitimate, if a little unusual.• This is a perfectly legitimate inductive inference.le·git·i·mate2 /lɪˈdʒɪtɪmeɪt/ verb [transitive] the usual American form of legitimize legitimize的一般美语形式→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
legitimate• The role of Parliament became largely but not wholly one of legitimating the measures put before it.• Liberal democracy has been concerned most explicitly with legitimating the power of the state, or public power.From Longman Business Dictionarylegitimatele‧git‧i‧mate1 /lɪˈdʒɪtəmət/ adjective1LAWoperating according to the lawAlthough most of these shows are legitimate, a growing number are frauds.2reasonable or understandableThere’s a lot of legitimate concern about where the economy is going.legitimatele‧git‧i‧mate2 /lɪˈdʒɪtɪmeɪt/ verb [transitive] another form of LEGITIMIZECorporate power cannot be legitimated merely by reference to the rights of shareholders.→ See Verb tableOrigin legitimate (1400-1500) Medieval Latin past participle of legitimare “to legitimize”, from Latin legitimus “legitimate”, from lex “law”le·git·i·mate1 adjectivele·git·i·mate2 verbChineseSyllable
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legitimate
le‧git‧i‧mate1 /ləˈdʒɪtəmət, lɪˈdʒɪtəmət/ 
adjective
That’s a perfectly legitimate question.
Most scientists believe it is legitimate to use animals in medical research.
2. acceptable or allowed by law:
Their business operations are perfectly legitimate.
3. a legitimate child is born to parents who are legally married to each other
OPP illegitimate
—legitimately adverb:
a legitimately elected government
He complained quite legitimately about his treatment.
—legitimacy noun [uncountable]:
Opponents have questioned the legitimacy of the ruling.
le‧git‧i‧mate2 /ləˈdʒɪtəmeɪt, lɪˈdʒɪtəmeɪt/ verb [transitive]
the usual American form of legitimize
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adjective Date: 1400-1500
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: past participle of legitimare 'to legitimize', from Latin legitimus 'legitimate', from lex 'law'
1. fair or reasonable:Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: past participle of legitimare 'to legitimize', from Latin legitimus 'legitimate', from lex 'law'
2. acceptable or allowed by law:
3. a legitimate child is born to parents who are legally married to each other
OPP illegitimate
—legitimately adverb:
—legitimacy noun [uncountable]:
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verb [transitive]the usual American form of legitimize