legitimate
gb/lɪd͡ʒˈɪtəmɪt/ us/lɪd͡ʒˈɪtəmɪt/
B2
英語
~ 8100
jogszerű, törvényes, érvényes, jogos, indokolt, hitelesség, valódi, eredeti, hiteles, megbízható, valódiság, házasságból született, legitimál, igazol, legalizál
B2
1
用法パターン：
[action] is legitimate under [law/rule]
The court ruled that the police search was not legitimate under the constitution.
A bíróság kimondta, hogy a rendőrségi házkutatás az alkotmány szerint nem volt jogszerű.
They raised questions about whether the company’s tax deductions were legitimate under federal law.
Felmerültek kérdések azzal kapcsolatban, hogy a cég adólevonásai jogszerűek voltak-e a szövetségi törvények szerint.
Only legitimate medical expenses can be claimed in this insurance policy.
Immigration officials must decide which documents count as legitimate proof of identity.
The protesters argued that the government was no longer a legitimate authority after the coup.
学習者向け例文
Gambling is legitimate in this country, but it is illegal in many others.
A szerencsejáték törvényes ebben az országban, de sok másikban illegális.
The company needs a legitimate license to sell medicine.
A cégnek érvényes engedélyre van szüksége ahhoz, hogy gyógyszert forgalmazhasson.
Is it legitimate to record people without telling them?
The judge said the contract was not legitimate.
You must show legitimate documents when you cross the border.
よくある間違い：
Learners often use only 'legal' and forget that 'legitimate' is very common for things like 'legitimate business', 'legitimate authority', or 'legitimate interests'. Note that 'legitimate' can be slightly broader than 'legal', sometimes including ideas of proper authorization or recognition by accepted rules, not just written law.
意味
allowed or recognized by law
コロケーション
legitimate authority
|legitimate government
|legitimate business
|legitimate interests
|legitimate power
|legitimate use
類義語
legal (Very close in meaning; focuses more directly on being allowed by law, without the wider moral or social sense that 'legitimate' can sometimes suggest.)
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lawful (Formal; strongly emphasizes strict obedience to written law.)
対義語
illegal (Direct opposite; clearly not allowed by law.)
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illegitimate (Can mean not legal or not properly authorized; often used for power, regimes, or children in a legal/historical context.)
テーマ
law
|politics
|business
定義
Allowed by the law or by official rules.
Conforming to the law or to officially accepted rules; lawful.
B2
2
用法パターン：
[someone] has a legitimate [concern/reason/question]
Parents have a legitimate concern about how much data apps collect from their children.
Jogos a szülők aggodalma amiatt, hogy az alkalmazások mennyi adatot gyűjtenek a gyerekeikről.
It’s a legitimate question to ask where all the donations actually went.
Jogos kérdés, hogy valójában hová került az összes adomány.
Employees have a legitimate expectation of being paid on time.
She raised several legitimate objections to the proposed policy.
Anger is a legitimate response when you feel you’ve been cheated.
学習者向け例文
You have a legitimate reason to be upset.
Jogos okod van arra, hogy felháborodj.
That is a legitimate question, and I will answer it.
Ez jogos kérdés, és válaszolni fogok rá.
His fear of losing his job is legitimate.
Customers have a legitimate right to know what is in their food.
Her complaint is legitimate, not just noise.
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes think 'legitimate' only means 'legal' and miss this very common meaning of 'reasonable' or 'fair'. In phrases like 'a legitimate question' or 'a legitimate concern', it is usually about logic and fairness, not law.
意味
reasonable, fair, and acceptable
コロケーション
legitimate concern
|legitimate reason
|legitimate question
|legitimate expectation
|perfectly legitimate
|legitimate criticism
類義語
valid (Common in formal or semi-formal speech; focuses on being logically or factually sound.)
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justified (Emphasizes that there are good reasons for something, often in response to criticism or doubt.)
対義語
unreasonable (Opposite in that it lacks good sense or fairness.)
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groundless (Opposite in that it has no good reasons or evidence behind it.)
テーマ
argumentation
|emotions
|work
|core_vocabulary
定義
Reasonable and accepted as fair or right by most people.
Reasonable, fair, and generally accepted as correct or appropriate.
B2
3
用法パターン：
[something] is a legitimate [business/offer/source]
Always check whether the online store is a legitimate business before entering your credit card details.
Mindig ellenőrizd, hogy az online áruház valódi, megbízható vállalkozás-e, mielőtt megadod a bankkártyaadataidat.
The email looked like a legitimate message from the bank, but it was actually a phishing attempt.
Az e-mail hiteles banki üzenetnek tűnt, de valójában adathalász kísérlet volt.
Investigators are trying to separate legitimate charities from scams.
He struggled to find a legitimate job after years of working in the black market.
Not every website that sells cheap tickets is a legitimate ticket agent.
学習者向け例文
Is this website legitimate, or is it a scam?
Megbízható ez a weboldal, vagy átverés?
She wants a legitimate job, not illegal work.
Legális munkát szeretne, nem illegálisat.
The police checked if the company was a legitimate business.
This is a legitimate email from your bank, not spam.
They only buy medicine from legitimate sources.
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse this sense with simply 'legal'. Here the focus is that something is real, honest, and not a scam. For example, a 'legitimate website' is both legal and not trying to trick you.
意味
genuine and not fake or shady
コロケーション
legitimate business
|legitimate company
|legitimate source
|legitimate website
|legitimate email
|legitimate job
類義語
genuine (Focuses on being real and not fake; slightly less about legality.)
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authentic (Often used when something is original or truly what it claims to be.)
対義語
fake (Not real; made to look real but not honest.)
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bogus (Informal; means clearly false or dishonest.)
テーマ
business
|crime
|technology
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
定義
Real and honest, not fake and not trying to cheat people.
Real, honest, and not fake, illegal, or intended to deceive.
C1
FORMAL
4
用法パターン：
[someone] is the legitimate [son/daughter/heir] of [someone]
Under the old law, only legitimate children could inherit the family estate.
A régi törvény szerint csak a törvényes gyermekek örökölhették a családi birtokot.
He was recognized as the king’s only legitimate son.
A király egyetlen törvényes fiaként ismerték el.
The novel explores the lives of both legitimate and illegitimate heirs in a royal family.
In many countries today, the legal difference between legitimate and illegitimate children has been removed.
They later married, and the child was declared legitimate by the court.
学習者向け例文
In the past, only a legitimate child could get the family land.
A múltban csak házasságból született gyermek kaphatta meg a családi földet.
He is the king’s legitimate heir.
Ő a király törvényes örököse.
The law once treated illegitimate and legitimate children very differently.
Now, in many places, all children have the same rights, whether legitimate or not.
The court said that the boy was a legitimate son of the man.
よくある間違い：
Learners may not realize this meaning exists and may misunderstand phrases like 'legitimate heir' in historical or legal texts. Note that calling a person 'illegitimate' can be offensive in modern everyday speech and is mainly used when talking about old laws or customs.
意味
born to parents who are married
コロケーション
legitimate child
|legitimate heir
|legitimate son
|legitimate daughter
|legitimate line
|legitimate issue
類義語
lawful (In this context, used mainly in legal or historical writing about inheritance and status.)
対義語
illegitimate (Traditional legal term for a child born outside marriage; now often avoided as rude or old-fashioned.)
テーマ
family
|law
|history
|relationships
定義
Born when your parents are married to each other, used mainly in law or history.
Born to parents who are legally married to each other, especially in a legal or historical context.
動詞
C1
FORMAL
5
用法パターン：
to legitimate [action/practice/authority]
Some fear that new laws will legitimate mass surveillance by the state.
Egyesek attól tartanak, hogy az új törvények legitimálják majd az állami tömeges megfigyelést.
The treaty helped to legitimate the new government in the eyes of the international community.
A szerződés segített legitimálni az új kormányt a nemzetközi közösség szemében.
They argued that religious language was being used to legitimate political violence.
Over time, court decisions can legitimate social changes that once seemed radical.
The company tried to legitimate its data collection practices by updating its privacy policy.
学習者向け例文
The new rules legitimate the use of cameras in the office.
Az új szabályok legalizálják a kamerák használatát az irodában.
He says history should not be used to legitimate war.
Azt mondja, hogy a történelmet nem szabad a háború igazolására használni.
The election will legitimate the new leaders if it is fair.
These laws legitimate smoking bans in public places.
Some people think the policy legitimates unfair treatment.
よくある間違い：
Learners often use only 'make legal' or 'justify' and do not realize 'legitimate' can be a verb in formal writing. Also, they may confuse it with 'legalize': 'legalize' is about changing the law; 'legitimate' can be about law but also about public or moral acceptance.
意味
to make legal or acceptable
コロケーション
legitimate the use of force
|legitimate authority
|legitimate a practice
|legitimate political power
|legitimate the regime
類義語
legitimize (More common modern verb; almost the same meaning, also formal.)
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justify (Broader; focuses on giving reasons to make something seem right, not necessarily on law or official status.)
対義語
delegitimize (Means to remove the sense that something is right, valid, or acceptable.)
テーマ
law
|politics
|society
|core_vocabulary
定義
To make something legal or make people see it as right and acceptable.
To make something legal, officially recognized, or generally accepted as right or reasonable.
文法
辞書形
legitimate
IPA
GB/lɪd͡ʒˈɪtəmɪt/
US/lɪd͡ʒˈɪtəmɪt/
音節・強勢
le - git - im - ate （4音節）
Stress on 2nd syllable (git)
活用形
Adjective
- Base: legitimate
Verb
- Base: legitimate
- 3rd Person Singular: legitimates
- Present Participle: legitimating
- Past: legitimated
関連語
Forms
legitimates
verb
legitimating
verb
legitimated
verb
Core family
legitimacy
noun C1
legitimately
adverb
Related words
legitimize
verb C1
legit
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
legitimization
noun
delegitimize
verb C1
表現
legitimate business
1/lɪd͡ʒˈɪtəmɪt bˈɪznɪs/
fixed phrase
a lawful and honest company
A real company that follows the law and is not a scam.
例文
- At first the shop looked suspicious, but it turned out to be a legitimate business.
- They used the restaurant as a cover for crime, but it also did some legitimate business.
legitimate concern
1/lɪd͡ʒˈɪtəmɪt kənsˈɚn/
fixed phrase
a reasonable cause for worry
A worry that makes sense and has good reasons behind it.
例文
- Privacy advocates say people have a legitimate concern about how their data is used.
- It’s a legitimate concern, and the company needs to address it.
legitimate government
1/lɪd͡ʒˈɪtəmɪt ɡˈʌvɚnmənt/
fixed phrase
formal
a rightful and lawful government
A government that has legal power and is accepted as the proper ruler of a country.
例文
- Many countries refused to recognize the military junta as the legitimate government.
- After the election, observers declared that a legitimate government was finally in place.
legitimate interest
1/lɪd͡ʒˈɪtəmɪt ˈɪntɚˌɛst/
fixed phrase
technical
a legally recognized interest
An interest or benefit that the law or rules say is fair and should be protected.
例文
- The company argued that it has a legitimate interest in processing customer data for security purposes.
- Journalists have a legitimate interest in reporting on matters of public safety.
legitimate reason
1/lɪd͡ʒˈɪtəmɪt ɹˈizən/
fixed phrase
a fair and acceptable reason
A good and fair explanation for why something is done or happens.
例文
- Do you have a legitimate reason for being late three days in a row?
- There was no legitimate reason to deny her application.