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legitimize sth
常用于法律或道德语境。
The new law legitimizes same-sex marriage.
新法律使同性婚姻合法化。
使合法化；使正当
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使合法化；使正当
to make something legal or acceptable
The new law legitimizes same-sex marriage.
新法律使同性婚姻合法化。
使合法化。
To make legitimate.
legitimize
Base
原形
legitimizes
3rd person
第三人称单数
legitimizing
-ing
现在分词
legitimized
Past
过去式
legitimized
Past participle
过去分词
The government plans to legitimize the new industry.
政府计划使新产业合法化。
They legitimized the agreement last year.
他们去年使协议合法化了。
The court has legitimized the practice.
法院已使该做法合法化。
规则动词，注意过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The new law legitimized the use of drones for agricultural monitoring.
新法律使无人机用于农业监测合法化。
Her groundbreaking research helped legitimize alternative medicine in the eyes of the public.
她的开创性研究帮助替代医学在公众眼中合法化。
The ceremony legitimized their union in the eyes of the community.
仪式使他们的结合在社区眼中合法化。
常用于法律或道德语境。
The new law legitimizes same-sex marriage.
新法律使同性婚姻合法化。
指立为嫡嗣或承认合法身份。
The king legitimized his illegitimate son as the heir.
国王立其非婚生子为嫡嗣。
Not this
This is a legitimize action.
Use this
This is a legitimate action.
误将动词 'legitimize' 用作形容词。正确形式应为形容词 'legitimate'。
Not this
The law legitimizes for the practice.
Use this
The law legitimizes the practice.
错误添加介词 'for'。'legitimize' 是及物动词，直接接宾语。
Not this
They seek legitimize.
Use this
They seek legitimacy.
误将动词 'legitimize' 用作名词。正确名词形式为 'legitimacy'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
使政府合法化
The new constitution was designed to legitimize the provisional government.
新宪法旨在使临时政府合法化。
使关系合法化
They decided to get married to legitimize their relationship.
他们决定结婚，以使他们的关系合法化。
使一项做法合法化
The new law legitimizes the practice of recycling wastewater.
新法律使回收废水的做法合法化。
使暴力正当化
The leader's speech seemed to legitimize violence against critics.
这位领导人的讲话似乎使针对批评者的暴力行为正当化。
使主张得到承认
DNA evidence legitimized her claim to the inheritance.
DNA证据使她对遗产的主张得到承认。
为勇者正名。
In the musical Rent, the song “La Vie Bohème” urges us to legitimize the brave.
在音乐剧《吉屋出租》中，《La Vie Bohème》这首歌呼吁我们为勇者正名。
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legitimize 与 legal（合法的）联想：给 legal 加上 -ize 动词化，就是“使合法化”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：political and legal discourse、academic writing、news commentary 该词多用于正式或书面语境，如法律、政治和学术讨论；但在媒体报道和日常评论中也可见到，实际语气取决于搭配和上下文。
只有 delegitimize /ˌdiːlɪˈdʒɪtɪmaɪz/ 与 legitimize 完全押韵：两者从重读音节 /dʒɪ/ 开始的音完全相同。realize、recognize、organize、criticize、memorize 虽然都以 -ize 结尾、末尾都有 /aɪz/，但重音落在更前面的不同元音上，因此不是完美韵脚。另注意 legitimacy /lɪˈdʒɪtɪməsi/ 拼写相近，但结尾读 /əsi/，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.