illegitimacy
illegitimacy — 名詞
1. a situation where something lacks the authority of law or goes against basic pri
非法；不正當
不符合法律或正義標準的狀態
a situation where something lacks the authority of law or goes against basic principles of what is right and fair
The court rejected the case due to the illegitimacy of the evidence-gathering methods.
法院因取證方式的不正當性而駁回了此案。
collocation: illegitimacy of [methods/evidence]
Historians continue to debate the illegitimacy of the 1978 land seizure in the northern province.
歷史學家持續辯論 1978 年北方省份土地徵收的正當性問題。
collocation: debate the illegitimacy of [something]
A constitutional amendment addressed the illegitimacy of the election process in the disputed territory.
一項憲法修正案針對爭議領土上選舉程序的非法性進行了處理。
The committee report confirmed the illegitimacy of a contract signed under pressure.
委員會報告證實了該合約的不正當性，因為它是在壓力下簽署的。
passive: was signed under pressure highlights coercion
Opponents of the law cite its illegitimacy, as it was passed without public debate.
該法的反對者指出其不正當性，因為該法未經公眾辯論便通過了。
collocation: cite the illegitimacy of [something]
- illegitimacy of [the regime/decision/contract]
- question the illegitimacy of [something]
- brand of illegitimacy
- illegality
narrower — refers strictly to violation of written law, not general fairness
- unlawfulness
formal and legal, similar scope to illegality
- invalidity
focuses on lack of legal force rather than moral unfairness
- legitimacy
the state of being lawful, valid, or morally acceptable
- lawfulness
strict adherence to established law
文法句型
the illegitimacy of something
用法筆記
Frequently used in legal, political, or ethical discussions rather than everyday conversation. The object of the preposition 'of' is typically an institution, decision, procedure, or method.
常見錯誤
2. the status of a child whose parents were not married when the child was born
非婚生
父母未婚所生子女的身分狀態
the status of a child whose parents were not married when the child was born
In Victorian England, children faced harsh social penalties because of their illegitimacy.
在維多利亞時代的英格蘭，兒童因非婚生身分而面臨嚴重的社會歧視。
collocation: stigma of illegitimacy
Sofia's novel explores how the stigma of illegitimacy shaped her grandmother's life in rural Portugal.
Sofia 的小說探討非婚生的汙名如何影響了她祖母在葡萄牙鄉村的生活。
collocation: stigma of illegitimacy
Legal reforms in the 1990s removed most inheritance disadvantages tied to illegitimacy.
1990 年代的修法移除了多數與非婚生身分相關的繼承限制。
collocation: tied to illegitimacy
The genealogist found that illegitimacy in the Watanabe family had been hidden for three generations.
族譜學家發現 Watanabe 家族中非婚生的情況已被隱藏了三代之久。
Kenji examined how Japanese law treated illegitimacy during the post-war period of the 1950s.
Kenji 研究了日本法律在 1950 年代戰後時期如何對待非婚生問題。
- stigma of illegitimacy
- illegitimacy rate
- born in illegitimacy
- born out of wedlock
dated phrase, same meaning; avoids the noun form
- non-marital birth
modern, neutral term preferred in official contexts
- legitimacy
the status of being born to married parents
文法句型
illegitimacy of [a child/person]
用法筆記
This sense has become less common in modern legal contexts, where terms like 'born outside marriage' or 'non-marital birth' are preferred. However, it still appears in historical writing and legal scholarship.
常見錯誤
同根字
- illegitimate形容詞B2
- illegitimately副詞C1
- legitimacy名詞B2
- legitimate形容詞B2
- legitimize動詞C1