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Legitimate Latin Adj 合法的 Medieval Legitimatus Past Participle

单词 legitimate
音标 [li'dʒitimit]
解释 a.合法的;正当的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 合法的(lawful);正当的(reasonable; legal)
【记】 legitim(合法)+ate→ 合法的;
【同】 参考:legitimize(使 合法,正式批准)
字源 legitimate (adj.)
mid-15c., "lawfully begotten," from Middle French legitimer and directly from Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare "make lawful, declare to be lawful," from Latin legitimus "lawful," originally "fixed by law, in line with the law," from lex (genitive legis) "law" (see legal). Transferred sense of "genuine, real" is attested from 1550s. Related: Legitimately.
legitimate (v.)
1590s, from Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare (see legitimate (adj.)). Related: Legitimated; legitimating.
不择手段背单词 adj. 合法的; v 合法化
【记】leg腿, iti, mate交配: 用腿mate需要合法化.
【类】claim: legitimated = hypothesis: confirmed声称的权利没有被合法化 = 假设没有被证实
趣味全助记 【记】legit- 法律,lega, legi 都是法律的;legit法律上 + mate 配偶 法律上的配偶是合法与正当的

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