Word · Frequency #7362
legitimacy
合法（性）；有效（性）
The state or quality of being legitimate; lawfulness or validity.
- 1.
The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.
合法或有效的性质或状态；有效性。
- 2.
lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law
合法性；因授权或符合法律而具有的合法性
- 3.
Lawfulness of birth or origin; directness of descent as affecting the royal succession.
出生或出身的合法性；影响王位继承的直接血统。
- 4.
undisputed credibility
不容置疑的可靠性；公认的可信度
可信度；可信性；合法婚生；嫡出；合法或有效的性质或状态；有效性。；合法性；因授权或符合法律而具有的合法性；出生或出身的合法性；影响王位继承的直接血统。
In use
The legitimacy of the new regulation was challenged in court.
The official checked the legitimacy of the documents before issuing the permit.
The committee confirmed the legitimacy of the voting process.
the legitimacy of something
The court questioned the legitimacy of the contract.
法院质疑这份合同的合法性。
to challenge/accept the legitimacy of something
注意动词搭配：challenge, question, accept, recognize等。
Many people challenge the legitimacy of the election results.
许多人质疑选举结果的合法性。
legitimacy of someone to do something
此结构常用于指某人做某事的权利或正当性。
Connections
Collocations
- political legitimacy
- 政治合法性
- The government is seeking to establish its political legitimacy.政府正试图建立其政治合法性。
- moral legitimacy
- 道德正当性
- Many people questioned the moral legitimacy of the war.许多人质疑这场战争的道德正当性。
- legitimacy of the government
- 政府的合法性
- The legitimacy of the government was recognized by the international community.该政府的合法性得到了国际社会的承认。
- challenge the legitimacy
- 挑战合法性
- The opposition party challenged the legitimacy of the election results.反对党挑战选举结果的合法性。
- legitimacy crisis
- 合法性危机
- The country is facing a legitimacy crisis after the disputed elections.在有争议的选举后，该国正面临合法性危机。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Legitimacy中的'legit'像'立法'，联想法律认可即合法，记忆为'立法即得合法'。
Context & Register
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Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the -cy ending but have different stress patterns; none rhyme perfectly with 'legitimacy' (stressed syllable /dʒɪt/). Words like 'democracy' and 'diplomacy' have second-syllable stress but different vowels; 'accuracy', 'privacy', and 'advocacy' stress the first syllable.
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.