illegitimate

違法な、不法な

法律で認められていない、または存在する法的な権利がない。

やさしい英語で： Not allowed by law, or having no legal right to exist.

• The court rejected his illegitimate claim.
• They seized power through illegitimate means.
• Many citizens refused to obey the illegitimate government.

類義語： illegal, unlawful

反対語： legitimate, lawful

よく使う表現： illegitimate government, illegitimate rule, illegitimate claim

婚外の、非嫡出の

互いに結婚していない両親の間に生まれた。

やさしい英語で： Born to parents who were not married to each other.

• The records describe him as an illegitimate child.
• Her illegitimate daughter was raised by relatives.
• The novel follows an illegitimate son seeking his father.

類義語： natural

反対語： legitimate

よく使う表現： illegitimate child, illegitimate son, illegitimate birth

妥当でない、根拠のない

事実から正しく導けない推論に基づいている。

やさしい英語で： Based on reasoning that does not correctly follow from the facts.

• That is an illegitimate inference.
• The argument rests on an illegitimate assumption.
• These illegitimate conclusions do not follow from the evidence.

類義語： invalid, unsound

反対語： valid

よく使う表現： illegitimate inference, illegitimate conclusion, illegitimate deduction

非標準の、正統でない

特に言葉について、正しい形や正統な形として認められていない。

やさしい英語で： Not accepted as a proper or genuine form, especially in language.

• The editor considered this an illegitimate word.
• Older grammarians rejected the expression as illegitimate.
• The essay questions whether this usage is really illegitimate.

類義語： nonstandard, spurious

反対語： legitimate

よく使う表現： illegitimate word, illegitimate usage, illegitimate form