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legitimacy

UK /lɪˈdʒɪtɪməsi/US /ləˈdʒɪtəməsi/

词源

源自拉丁语 'legitimare',意为'使合法',后经法语 'légitimité' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 合法性或正当性,指某事物在法律、道德或社会规范中被认可和接受的程度。

“The government's legitimacy was questioned after the controversial election.”

(在有争议的选举后,政府的合法性受到质疑。)

“The legitimacy of his claim to the throne was supported by historical documents.”

(他对王位的主张的合法性得到了历史文件的支持。)

同义词:validity, lawfulness, authenticity

常见短语

political legitimacy — 政治合法性,指政府或政权被人民或国际社会认可的程度。

“The new regime struggled to establish its political legitimacy.”

(新政权努力确立其政治合法性。)

question the legitimacy — 质疑某事物的合法性或正当性。

“Many citizens began to question the legitimacy of the decision.”

(许多市民开始质疑这一决定的合法性。)