"legitimized" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 合法化

Definition

使某事变得官方、被认可或合法，通常是通过给予批准或承认。合法化某事意味着让它在人们眼中变得正当或合理。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用于正式、法律、学术或政治语境。常见搭配有“合法化行为”“被法律认可”“通过认可而合法化”。既可指正面认同，也可指让错误行为貌似合理。

Examples

The new law legitimized small businesses in rural areas.

新法律**合法化**了农村地区的小企业。

His actions were finally legitimized by the court.

他的行为最终被法院**合法化**了。

The organization legitimized the protests by giving support.

该组织通过支持**合法化**了抗议活动。

Social media has legitimized many new forms of communication that didn't exist before.

社交媒体**合法化**了很多以前不存在的新交流方式。

The tradition was legitimized over time as more people took part.

随着越来越多的人参与，这个传统逐渐**被合法化**了。

Some argue that the policy has legitimized unfair practices.

有人认为这项政策**合法化**了不公平做法。