Something that is legitimate is acceptable according to the law.
例句
The French government has condemned the coup in Haiti and has demanded the restoration of the legitimate government...法國政府對海地政變表示譴責，并要求恢復合法政府的地位。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營活動。
ADJ-GRADED
合情理的；有道理的；正當的
If you say that something such as a feeling or claim is legitimate, you think that it is reasonable and justified.
例句
That's a perfectly legitimate fear...懷有這種恐懼完全在情理之中。The New York Times has a legitimate claim to be a national newspaper.《紐約時報》有理由稱自己是一份全國性報紙。
ADJ
婚生的
A legitimate child is one whose parents were married before he or she was born.
例句
We only married in order that the child should be legitimate.我們結婚純粹是為了給孩子一個合法身份。
VERB
同legitimize
To legitimate something means the same as to legitimize it.
例句
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。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
合法(性);正統(性)
The newspaper was directly challenging the government’s legitimacy.報紙直接質疑政府的合法性。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law