Illegitimate



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 不合法的; 私生的
• ［英］ adj. 不合法的 ( illegal; unlawful) ; 私生的 ( born of parents not married)
• ［记］ il+legitimate ( 合法的) -> 不合法的

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Date: 1536
• 1. not recognized as lawful offspring; specifically born of parents not married to each other
• 2. not rightly deduced or inferred ; illogical
• 3. departing from the regular ; erratic
• 4.
  • a. not sanctioned by law ; illegal
  • b. not authorized by good usage
  • c. of a taxon published but not in accordance with the rules of the relevant international code
• ? illegitimately adverb

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