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/。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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.
legitimacyAs if to prove the legitimacy of these fears, the Cabinet of Franz von Papen collapsed on December 2.
仿佛是要印证这些恐惧事出有因似的,弗朗茨·冯·巴本的内阁于12月2日倒台了。
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[ADJ 形容词]婚生的 A
legitimate child is one whose parents were married before he or she was born.
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[VERB 动词]同legitimize To
legitimate something means the same as to
legitimize it.