legitimate

• adj. 合法的；正当的；合理的；正统的
• vt. 使合法；认为正当（等于legitimize）

来自拉丁语legis,法律，词源同legal.

1. make legal;

"Marijuana should be legalized"

2. show or affirm to be just and legitimate

3. make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone);

"They legitimized their natural child"

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.

Experts believe there is a relationship between adult abuse of legitimate medicines and the drug culture that has swept our country.

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I think this is a very legitimate concern, and I appreciate their drawing our attention to it," David hill, a father of five, says.

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In effect, the White House claimed that it could invalidate any otherwise legitimate state law that it disagrees with.

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Today, professors routinely treat the progressive interpretation of history and progressive public policy as the proper subject of study while portraying conservative or classical liberal ideas —such as free markets, self-reliance—as falling outside the boundaries of routine, and sometimes legitimate, intellectual investigation.

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Time, rather than intention, has given them legitimacy.

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As Nature has pointed out before, there are some legitimate concerns about how science prizes—both new and old—are distributed.

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Today, professors routinely treat the progressive interpretation of history and progressive public policy as the proper subject of study while portraying conservative or classical liberal ideas — such as free markets, self-reliance — as falling outside th

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a legitimate grievance

合乎情理的抱怨

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It seemed a perfectly legitimate question.

这似乎是完全合乎情理的问题。

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Politicians are legitimate targets for satire.

政客理所当然是讽刺的对象。

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the legitimate government of the country

这个国家的合法政府

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Is his business strictly legitimate?

他的生意是否绝对合法？

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[不可数名词]the dubious legitimacy of her argument

她的论证是否站得住脚

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I intend to challenge the legitimacy of his claim.

我打算对他声称的是否正确提出质疑。

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She can now legitimately claim to be the best in the world.

现在她可以理所当然地声称自己是世界上最优秀的。

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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。

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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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That's a perfectly legitimate fear...

怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

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The New York Times has a legitimate claim to be a national newspaper.

《纽约时报》有理由称自己是一份全国性报纸。

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We only married in order that the child should be legitimate.

我们结婚纯粹是为了给孩子一个合法身份。

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We want to legitimate this process by passing a law.

我们希望通过立法来使这一程序合法化。

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The legitimate rights and interests of disabled persons are protected by law.

残疾人的合法权益受法律保护.

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Legalisation might encourage legitimate drug companies to try to improve the stuff that people take.

合法化可能会鼓励合法的毒品公司努力改善人们吸食的毒品.

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Fourth, legitimate working, the expense is lower, the harvest is bigger.

四是合法打工, 费用更低, 收获更大.

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He had a legitimate reason for being late.

他迟到有合理的理由.

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It'seems to me that either of these methods is perfectly legitimate.

在我看来这些方法的任一种都是完全合理的.

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He leave his property to his legitimate offspring.

他将他的财产留给他合法婚姻所生的子女.

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He was the father of three legitimate children; and more than twenty illegitimate!

他有三个婚生子女, 二十多个私生子.

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Nor could she devour them by any escapade of a less legitimate description.

她也不能通过任何不大合法的自由放荡行为来吞没他们.

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Civil suits may also be initiated to compel the payment of legitimate bills or financial obligations.

为了催索账款或欠款也可以提出民事诉讼.

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At the same time, legitimate research has been hindered by supply problems.

与此同时, 合法的大麻研究又由于供应问题举步维艰.

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You don't want as somebody who is a legitimate target.

你可不想让自己成了个合适的靶子.

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These systems aim to protect and facilitate legitimate trade.

这些管制制度旨在保障和利便正当工商业的经营.

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Legitimate players being kicked from Multiplayer matches has been fixed.

正当球员被踢的多人比赛中已得到修复.

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Countries The protection of individual economic rights and the legitimate rights and interests.

国家保护个体经济的合法的权利和权益.

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But perhaps because of limited entirely legitimate music library, Google's music search a smaller number.

不过或许因受限完全正版曲库, 谷歌的音乐搜索数量较少.

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