legitimate
/lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/VCE📚 3216 2六级考研雅思Something that is legitimate is acceptable according to the law. 合法的
adjective [原级]正当的，合理的；合法的，依法的；合法婚姻所生的；（君主）有合法王位继承权的；（与音乐喜剧、滑稽剧相对）正剧的
The French government has condemned the coup in Haiti and has demanded the restoration of the legitimate government.
法国政府已经谴责了海地的政变，并要求恢复合法政府。
verb [vt. 及物动词]<美>使合法化，使正当化
The opposition parties do not recognize the political legitimacy of his government.
反对党不承认他的政府的政治合法性。
leg(法律) + itim + ate → 合法的， 法定的
单词造句:
- 网友用“Legitimate”造句精选
- Sampras beat Carl-Uwe Steeb by 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 to underline the legitimacy of his challenge for the title. 桑普拉斯以6比1、6比2和6比1战胜了卡尔-尤韦·斯蒂布，证明了他挑战冠军头衔的合理性。
- That's a perfectly legitimate fear. 那是种完全合乎逻辑的恐惧。
- Is his business strictly legitimate? 他的生意是否绝对合法？
- The empire could not cohere as a legitimate whole. 这个帝国无法凝聚成一个合法的整体。
- Many doctors recognize homeopathy as a legitimate form of medicine. 许多医生承认顺势疗法是一种合理的医疗形式。