rightful

IPA/ˈraɪtfl/
KK[rˈaɪtfəl]IPA/ˈraɪtfl/

rightful — 形容詞

  • rightfulpositive
  • more rightfulcomparative
  • most rightfulsuperlative

1. describes a position, claim, or status that a person has a moral or legal right

1.形容詞B2
釋義

合法；正當

道德或法律上應得的

describes a position, claim, or status that a person has a moral or legal right to hold or receive — for example, being the person who should own something, inherit something, or occupy a role based on justice or law.

例句

The antique vase was returned to its rightful owner, a museum in Kyoto.

這件古董花瓶被歸還給了它的合法擁有者——京都的一家博物館。

collocation: rightful owner

Tanvi argued in court that she was the rightful heir to the estate.

Tanvi 在法庭上主張她是該遺產的合法繼承人。

collocation: rightful heir

常見搭配
  • rightful owner
  • rightful heir
  • rightful place
  • rightful position
  • rightful claim
  • rightful share
  • rightful reward
  • rightful inheritance
同義詞
  • legitimate

    more formal; focuses on legal validity or accepted standards (a legitimate business claim)

  • lawful

    strictly about compliance with written law; less moral nuance (lawful owner)

  • just

    broader moral fairness; less tied to specific legal title (a just outcome)

  • due

    focuses on what is owed or merited based on effort or circumstance (due reward)

反義詞

文法句型

rightful + noun

用法筆記

Attributive use only — placed directly before the noun it modifies (the rightful owner, the rightful heir). Not used after a linking verb; you cannot say 'the owner is rightful.'

常見錯誤

The heir is rightful to the throne.
He is the rightful heir to the throne.
rightful must appear before the noun it modifies; it does not work as a predicate adjective.
She is the right owner of the house.
She is the rightful owner of the house.
right means 'correct' in a factual sense, while rightful emphasises moral or legal entitlement.

同根字

  • right
    形容詞A1
  • right
    名詞A1
  • right
    副詞A1
  • rightfully
    副詞B2
  • rightfulness
    名詞C1

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