Word · Frequency #11354
legitimately
正当地；合理地；合法地
in a way that is reasonable, proper, or accepted by law
- 1.
In a legitimate manner, properly, fair and square.
合法地,正当地,光明正大地。
合法地,正当地,光明正大地。；正当地；合理地
In use
She legitimately earned her promotion after years of hard work.
The company legitimately refused to refund the ticket because the policy was clearly stated.
Parents can legitimately worry about how much time children spend online.
legitimately + [verb]
修饰动词时，多放在情态动词或助动词之后、主要动词之前。
They can legitimately use this software under the license.
根据许可证，他们可以合法地使用这个软件。
legitimately + [adjective]
修饰形容词时，含义接近“有理由地、正当地”，常与表示情绪或状态的形容词连用。
Residents are legitimately worried about the new construction project.
居民们有理由对新建筑项目感到担忧。
be legitimately + [past participle]
在被动语态中，legitimately 放在 be 动词和过去分词之间，强调动作的合法性。
The funds were legitimately obtained from donors.
这些资金是合法地从捐赠者那里获得的。
Common mistakes
He was legitimate elected by the committee.He was legitimately elected by the committee.
这里修饰动词 elected 需要用副词 legitimately，不能用形容词 legitimate；形容词只能修饰名词或作表语，不能修饰动词。
The committee is legitimately in all its decisions.The committee is legitimate in all its decisions.
系动词 is 后接表语应使用形容词 legitimate，而 legitimately 是副词，不能作表语。改为形容词后句子结构才正确。
Connections
Collocations
- legitimately expect
- 有理由期待
- Students can legitimately expect clear feedback on their work.学生有理由期待自己的作业得到明确的反馈。
- legitimately claim
- 正当地主张
- She can legitimately claim credit for the project's success.她可以正当地主张这一项目的成功有她的功劳。
- legitimately concern
- 合理地引起担忧
- The rising cost of housing legitimately concerns many young people.住房成本的上升合理地引起了许多年轻人的担忧。
- legitimately elected
- 合法当选的
- The new president was legitimately elected by a majority of voters.新总统是由多数选民合法选举产生的。
- legitimately obtained
- 合法获得的
- All the evidence was legitimately obtained and presented in court.所有证据都是合法获得并呈交法庭的。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想口语词legit（合法的）加上副词后缀，记住：做事合法合理，就是legitimately（正当地）。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：法律或正式文书、一般书面论述 该词通常用于正式或半正式语境，在法律相关场合多指‘合法地’，在一般书面或讨论中则多指‘正当地、合理地’。日常随意口语中较少见，建议根据上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ately 结尾，结尾的非重读部分都读 /ətli/（与 legitimately 的结尾读音一致）。但它们的重音位置和重读元音与 legitimately 不同，因此并不真正押韵。拼写相似的 -ately 不要误读为 /eɪtli/，实际均读 /ətli/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.