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be an illegitimate child
He was an illegitimate child, born out of wedlock.
他是个非婚生子，出生在婚姻关系之外。
私生子；非婚生子女
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私生子；非婚生子女
a child born to parents who are not married to each other
He was an illegitimate child, born out of wedlock.
他是个非婚生子，出生在婚姻关系之外。
未婚父母所生的非婚生子女
the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
The king's illegitimate child was never acknowledged by the royal family.
国王的非婚生子从未得到王室的承认。
She grew up as an illegitimate child, facing prejudice from her community.
她作为一个非婚生女长大，面临着社区的偏见。
In many historical societies, an illegitimate child was often given up for adoption.
在许多历史社会中，非婚生孩子常常被送去收养。
He was an illegitimate child, born out of wedlock.
他是个非婚生子，出生在婚姻关系之外。
In the 19th century, many women gave birth to illegitimate children in secrecy.
在19世纪，许多女性秘密地生下非婚生子女。
法律上承认非婚生子女的地位。
The father finally recognized his illegitimate child after a DNA test.
父亲在DNA检测后终于承认了他的非婚生子。
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She had an illegal child.
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She had an illegitimate child.
“illegal”意为非法的，而“illegitimate child”特指非婚生子女，两者含义不同，不能混淆。
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He is an illegitimate.
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He is an illegitimate child.
“illegitimate”是形容词，不能单独作为名词指代人，必须搭配“child”使用。
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通常用于正式或法律语境，指非婚生子女。
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