illegitimate /ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmɪt/ TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ A person who is illegitimate was born of parents who were not married to each other. 私生的

  例：

  They discovered he had an illegitimate child.

  他们发现他有一个私生子。

• 2. 

  ADJ Illegitimate is used to describe activities and institutions that are not in accordance with the law or with accepted standards of what is right. 不合规则的; 不合法的

  例：

  He realized that, otherwise, the election would have been dismissed as illegitimate by the international community.

  他意识到，不这样的话，选举就会被国际社会以不合法为由而不予承认。