The spellings legitimise in British English, and legitimatize in American English are also used. 亦拼作legitimise(英國英語)和legitimatize(美國英語)。
VERB 使(尤其是壞事)合法化;正式批準(或認可);證明…爲有理(或正當) To
legitimize something, especially something bad, means to officially allow it, approve it, or make it seem acceptable.
使(尤其是壞事)合法化;正式批準(或認可);證明…爲有理(或正當) [formal] -
They will accept no agreement that legitimizes the ethnic division of the country. [VERB noun]
他們不會接受任何使國家民族分裂合法化的協議。
-
Images which glorify violence and cruelty, serve to legitimise such behaviour. [VERB noun]
這些美化暴力和暴行的圖片,就是要使此等行爲合理化。
View usage for:All yearsLast 10 yearsLast 50 yearsLast 100 yearsLast 300 years