Word · Frequency #9724
illegitimate
私生子；非婚生子女
a person born to unmarried parents
- 1.
A person born to unmarried parents.
未婚父母所生的人。
- 2.
the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
未婚父母所生的非婚生子女
未婚父母所生的人。；未婚父母所生的非婚生子女；无合法身份的人
In use
In the 19th century, an illegitimate often faced discrimination in society.
The inheritance was contested by the deceased's illegitimate.
Many illegitimates were abandoned in orphanages during that era.
be an illegitimate
现代英语中，作为名词的 illegitimate 较为罕见，多用于法律或历史语境。
In some societies, to be an illegitimate was a great misfortune.
在某些社会中，作为非婚生子女是极大的不幸。
the illegitimates
The illegitimates were not allowed to inherit the throne.
非婚生子女不被允许继承王位。
Common mistakes
He is a illegitimate.
Connections
Collocations
- illegitimate child
- 非婚生子女
- She gave birth to an illegitimate child.她生下了一个非婚生子女。
- father an illegitimate
- 成为非婚生子女的父亲
- He fathered an illegitimate child.他成为了一个非婚生子女的父亲。
- legitimate and illegitimate
- 婚生与非婚生
- The law treats legitimate and illegitimate children differently.法律对婚生子女和非婚生子女区别对待。
Synonyms
- bastard
- 私生子（常含贬义） · 常用但带有侮辱性，需谨慎使用
- love child
- 非婚生子女（委婉） · 委婉用语，强调父母情感关系，较温和
Learner notes
Memory Tip
il（不）+ legitimate（合法）= 不合法的孩子，即非婚生子女。联想：不合法身份。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、正式讨论 通常用于正式或法律语境，带有一定陈旧或贬义色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-imate' are included for spelling comparison. Only 'legitimate' shares the exact '-itimate' suffix of 'illegitimate', but its pronunciation differs in the final syllable. No common words are perfect rhymes.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.