《美联社写作风格指南》(AP Stylebook)明确建议,不应使用 “illegitimate” 这样的词汇来标签化未婚父母所生的孩子。如确有必要提及,可采用更中性的表述方式,如 “children born out of wedlock” 或 “children whose parents were not married”。
Do not refer to the child of unmarried parents as illegitimate. If it is pertinent to the story at all, use an expression such as whose parents were not married.