legitimacy

CET-6 大学 FREQ #27752

n. 合法, 正统, 正当 [法] 合法性, 正统性, 婚生

发音

其它 /ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪməsi/

词形变化

legitimacies 复数 legitimacies

别名

legitimity

教材释义与例句

名词

合法；合理；正统

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.

    合法

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.

    Public acceptance of an institution, such as a government, corporation, or system.

    可数 不可数 引申义

    After decades of inequality and oppression, the regime had lost legitimacy with its own population.

    The fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 was seen by many as proof of capitalism’s legitimacy over communism.

    Democracy’s legitimacy stems from the consent of the governed.

  3. 3.

    Lawfulness of birth or origin; directness of descent as affecting the royal succession.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

authenticity genuineness

反义词 1

illegitimacy

上位词 4

credibility believability credibleness lawfulness

下位词 2

real McCoy real thing

词源

From legitimate + -cy.

来源：wiktionary