legitimately

/ɫəˈdʒɪtəmətɫi/ adv

In a legitimate manner, properly, fair and square.

Word Origin From Latin legitimus 'lawful,' which comes from lex 'law' — so legitimately means in a lawful manner. The root leg- 'law' is incredibly productive: legal, illegal, legislate, legislature, and even privilege (private law). The PIE root *leg- meant 'to collect, gather,' because laws were collections of rules. The same root also gives us legend (things to be read) and legible (readable).

adv In a legitimate manner, properly, fair and square.

She legitimately won the competition without any cheating or favoritism.

(副词) 合法地;正当地;合理地

她通过正当手段赢得了比赛,没有任何作弊或偏袒。

(adverbio) legítimamente; con legitimidad; legítimamente [De manera legítima, correctamente, con limpieza y honor.]

Ella ganó legítimamente la competencia sin trampas ni favoritismos.

(adverbe) légitimement; loyalement; régulièrement; en bonne et due forme; à juste titre [De manière légitime, conformément à la loi ou aux règles, en toute honnêteté.]

Elle a **legitimately** remporté la compétition, sans tricherie ni favoritisme.

(Adverb) rechtmäßig; legitim; korrekt [Auf eine rechtmäßige, korrekte oder faire Weise.]

Sie gewann den Wettbewerb **legitimately**, ohne zu schummeln oder bevorzugt zu werden.

(副詞) 正当な方法で、不正なく公正に行なわれるさま。

彼女は不正やひいきなしに、正々堂々と競争に勝利した。

(advérbio) legitimamente; licitamente; justamente; propriamente [De maneira legítima, propriamente, de forma justa.]

Ela venceu a competição legitimamente, sem trapaça nem favorecimento.

Word parts: legitim + ate + ly

Common collocations

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