| 单词 | illegitimate |
| 释义 | illegitimate (once / 1734 pages) adjn Something illegitimate is unlawful, or improper. If you're a doctor, even a great doctor, but you were never certified by the medical board, then you're an illegitimate doctor. Illegitimate has the root for "law" in it, and something illegitimate is outside the law or custom. A child not born to married parents is known as an illegitimate child, although so many people are making different choices about how to raise families, that the stigma is dropping away, especially if the child isn't the result of philandering (cheating). In King Lear, Edmund is mad that he's an illegitimate son, because it means he can't inherit the throne. WORD FAMILYillegitimate: illegitimacy, illegitimately, illegitimates+/illegitimacy: illegitimacies/legitimacy: legitimacies/legitimate: illegitimate, legitimacy, legitimated, legitimately, legitimates, legitimating, legitimation, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize/legitimatise: legitimatised, legitimatises, legitimatising/legitimatize: legitimatized, legitimatizes, legitimatizing/legitimise: legitimised, legitimises, legitimising/legitimize: legitimized, legitimizes, legitimizing USAGE EXAMPLESLinhardt says his limited review determined the expense reimbursements “may be illegitimate” and need to be thoroughly investigated. Washington Times(Nov 29, 2016) Trump’s national security adviser considers the Islamic faith — all of it, not just the radicalized fringes — to be illegitimate and akin to a “cancer.” Salon(Nov 27, 2016) A showdown looms with the federal government, which considers the tribal council illegitimate. Seattle Times(Nov 23, 2016) 1adj contrary to or forbidden by law an illegitimate seizure of power Syn illicit, outlaw, outlawed, unlawful illegal prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules 2adj of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful Syn|Ant unauthorised, unauthorized not endowed with authority illegalprohibited by law or by official or accepted rules adulterineconceived in adultery base, basebornillegitimate bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten, spuriousborn out of wedlock fatherlessnot having a known or legally responsible father left-handed(of marriages) illicit or informal unlawful, wrongfulhaving no legally established claim invalidhaving no cogency or legal force legitimate of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful authorised, authorizedendowed with authority legalestablished by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules lawfully-begottenborn in wedlock; enjoying full filial rights left-handed, morganatic(of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior lawful, rightful, truehaving a legally established claim validwell grounded in logic or truth or having legal force 3n the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents Syn|Hyper bastard, by-blow, illegitimate child, love child, whoreson issue, offspring, progeny the immediate descendants of a person |
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