conforming to the law or to rules
合法的;合乎规矩的
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his claims to legitimate authority .他为得到合法授权所提出的要求。
able to be defended with logic or justification
合乎逻辑的,正当的
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a legitimate excuse for being late. 正当的迟到理由。
(of a child)born of parents lawfully married to each other(子女)合法婚生的。(of a sovereign) having a title based on strict hereditary right
(君主)有合法王位继承权的
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the last legitimate Anglo-Saxon king. 最后一位有合法王位继承权的盎格鲁撒克逊国王。
constituting or relating to serious drama as distinct from musical comedy, revue, etc.
(与音乐喜剧、滑稽剧相对)正剧的
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the legitimate theatre 正剧戏院。
[with obj.]make legitimate; justify or make lawful
使合法化,使正当化
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the regime was not legitimated by popular support. 那个政权并没得到大众支持从而变得合法。
"late Middle English (in the sense ‘born of parents lawfully married to each other’): from medieval Latin