• 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.

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.

1. Most doctors appear to recognize homeopathy as a legitimate form of medicine.

大多数医生似乎都接受顺势疗法是一种合理的医疗手段。

来自柯林斯例句

2. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

3. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

4. It seemed a perfectly legitimate question.

这似乎是完全合乎情理的问题。

来自《权威词典》

5. Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.

生病是请假的一个正当的理由.

来自《简明英汉词典》