英语单词 | legitimacy |
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英美音标 | 英 [lɪ'dʒɪtɪməsi] 美 [lɪ'dʒɪtɪməsi] |
中文释义 | n.合法;合理;正当 |
英语例句 | (1) The court doubted the legitimacy of his claim. (2) The newspaper was directly challenging the government's legitimacy. (3) We should consider not only legitimacy but also efficiency when we take collective action. (4) The current traffic compensation system has ignored value scale, so it has no system legitimacy. |
中文例句 | (1) 法院怀疑他要求的合法性。 (2) 报纸直接质疑政府的合法性。 (3) 开展集体行动不仅要考量其合法性,也要考量集体行动的效率。 (4) 现行交通赔偿机制忽视了价值标度,并不具备制度的正当性。 |
vocabulary简明 | The noun legitimacy means authenticity. If you found an old copy of the Gettysburg Address in your grandmother's attic, you'd have to question its legitimacy when you realized it was written on the back of a car advertisement. |
vocabulary扩展 | Legitimacy comes from the Latin verb legitimare, which means lawful. Legitimacy, then, refers to something that is legal because it meets the specific requirements of the law. The legitimacy of various countries' presidential elections is often discussed, with monitors keeping track of the voting procedures to make sure they follow all the necessary rules. |
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