
好词典

源自拉丁语 'legitimare',意为'使合法',后经法语 'légitimité' 进入英语。
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“The legitimacy of his claim to the throne was supported by historical documents.”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。)
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。)