real, legal or true; not false 真诚的;真实的;合法的 a bona fide reason 真正原因 Is it a bona fide, reputable organization? 这是不是个合法的、值得信赖的机构? You’re a bona fide member of the team now. 你现在是团队中真正的一员了。 Students should have a bona fide reason for missing class, such as illness. 学生缺课应该有一个真实的原因,比如生病。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBona fide is used with these nouns:- reason
Word OriginLatin, literally ‘with good faith’, ablative singular of bona fides.