illegitimate
🇬🇧 UK/,ɪlɪ'dʒɪtɪmət/🇺🇸 US/.ili'dʒitimәt/
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
adj.
Not lawful or authorized; not conforming to accepted rules; born to unmarried parents.
非法的,不合规的;私生的
n.
A person born to unmarried parents.
私生子
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.illegitimate claim非法要求
- 2.illegitimate child非婚生子女
- 3.illegitimate government非法政权
Example Sentences
- 1.
The government declared his claim to the throne as illegitimate.