(of a child) born as the result of an adulterous relationship (孩子)私生的,非婚生的 ■(archaic or historical)illegal, unlicensed, or spurious (古 或 史)非法的,无执照的,伪造的 an adulterine castle. 非法堡垒。
语源
mid 18th cent. (in the sense 'due to adulteration'): from Latin adulterinus, from adulterare 'debauch, corrupt'