新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

illegitimate

英  [ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmət]
    

[ADJ]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1私生的

    A person who is illegitimate was born of parents who were not married to each other.

    双语例句

    例:

    They discovered he had an illegitimate child.

    他们发现他有一个私生子。

    2不合规则的 , 不合法的

    Illegitimate is used to describe activities and institutions that are not in accordance with the law or with accepted standards of what is right.

    双语例句

    例:

    He realized that, otherwise, the election would have been dismissed as illegitimate by the international community.

    他意识到,若非这样,国际社会就会以非法为由而不承认选举结果。

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