形容詞
1. He had a legitimate reason for being late.
他遲到有合理的理由。
2. legitimate的翻譯
2. He is the legitimate heir to the property.
他是這宗財(cái)產(chǎn)的合法繼承人。
1. 合法：漢武帝成功地解決了這種弊端,開設(shè)太學(xué),讓讀書人第一次有了合法(legitimate)參與治國的機(jī)會(huì). 太學(xué)有一個(gè)畢業(yè)考試,考中了甲等的就留在京城做官,為郎官. 考中乙等的會(huì)原籍做官,叫掾?qū)?
1. 合法的；依法的；法律認(rèn)可的
Something that is legitimate is acceptable according to the law.
legitimate
e.g. The French government has condemned the coup in Haiti and has demanded the restoration of the legitimate government...
法國政府對(duì)海地政變表示譴責(zé)，并要求恢復(fù)合法政府的地位。
e.g. The government will not seek to disrupt the legitimate business activities of the defendant.
政府無意干擾被告的合法經(jīng)營活動(dòng)。
2. 合情理的；有道理的；正當(dāng)?shù)?/strong>
If you say that something such as a feeling or claim is legitimate, you think that it is reasonable and justified.
e.g. That's a perfectly legitimate fear...
懷有這種恐懼完全在情理之中。
e.g. The New York Times has a legitimate claim to be a national newspaper.
《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》有理由稱自己是一份全國性報(bào)紙。
3. 婚生的
A legitimate child is one whose parents were married before he or she was born.
e.g. 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。
4. 同legitimize
To legitimate something means the same as to legitimize it.
e.g. We want to legitimate this process by passing a law.
我們希望通過立法來使這一程序合法化。