| 单词 | legitimacy |
| 释义 | legitimacy (once / 3777 pages) n The noun legitimacy means authenticity. If you found an old copy of the Gettysburg Address in your grandmother's attic, you'd have to question its legitimacy when you realized it was written on the back of a car advertisement. Legitimacy comes from the Latin verb legitimare, which means lawful. Legitimacy, then, refers to something that is legal because it meets the specific requirements of the law. The legitimacy of various countries' presidential elections is often discussed, with monitors keeping track of the voting procedures to make sure they follow all the necessary rules. WORD FAMILYlegitimacy: legitimacies+/illegitimacy: illegitimacies/illegitimate: illegitimacy, illegitimately, illegitimates/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 EXAMPLES“It provides both time and legitimacy for an effective response.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) If the instability proves “transitional” it may lead to a process that brings any new government domestic and international legitimacy. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) In contrast, Trump questions the legitimacy of political institutions and the reality of facts in a manner that European populists do not. Salon(Dec 30, 2016) 1n lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law Ant|Hyper illegitimacy unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law lawfulness the quality of conforming to law 2n undisputed credibility Syn|Hypo|Hyper authenticity, genuineness real McCoy, real stuff, real thing informal usage attributing authenticity believability, credibility, credibleness the quality of being believable or trustworthy |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。