adj.合法的；adj.合理的；v.使…合理，合法,
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
legitimate (adjective)1.
a) lawfully - begotten , specifically born in wedlock
b) having full rights and obligations by birth - filial a legitimate child
2.
being exactly as purposed neither spurious nor false - a legitimate grievance a legitimate practitioner
3.
a) accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements - a legitimate government
b) ruling by or based on the strict principle of hereditary right - a legitimate king
4.
conforming to recognized principles or accepted rules and standards - a legitimate advertising expenditure a legitimate inference
5.
relating to plays acted by professional actors but not including revues, , or some forms of musical comedy - burlesque the legitimate theater lawful
transitive verb
to make (someone or something) legitimate - (see legitimate)
a) (1) to give legal status or authorization to
(2) to show or affirm to be - justified
(3) to lend authority or respectability to
b) to give (a child born out of wedlock) the same legal status as a child born in wedlock
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
legitimate (adjective)permitted by law
SYNONYMS:
lawful, legit, legitimate, licitRELATED WORDS:
allowable, authorized, noncriminal, permissible; justifiable, warrantable; constitutional; de jure, regulation, statutory; good, innocent, just, proper, rightNEAR ANTONYMS:
bad, corrupt, evil, immoral, iniquitous, reprobate, sinful, wicked, wrong; banned, criminal, forbidden, guilty, impermissible, outlawed, prohibited, unauthorized, unjust; under-the-counter, under-the-table; nonconstitutional, unconstitutional