alimony

英 [ˈælɪməni]

美 [ˈælɪmoʊni]

n.  (离婚后一方给另一方的)生活费，扶养费

复数：alimonies　

TEM8经济

BNC.37537 / COCA.20192

牛津词典

noun

• （离婚后一方给另一方的）生活费，扶养费
  the money that a court orders sb to pay regularly to their former wife or husband when the marriage is ended

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （分居或离婚后根据法院指令定期付给对方的）赡养费
  Alimonyis money that a court of law orders someone to pay regularly to their former wife or husband after they have got divorced.
  1. A great deal of Jeff's money went in alimony to his three former wives.
     杰夫的很大一部分钱都用在了向他的前三任妻子支付赡养费。

英英释义

noun

• court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
  Synonym:maintenance

双语例句

• If a marriage is relatively short and there are no children, the courts often refuse to award alimony.
  如婚姻存续期比较短，又没有孩子的话，法庭通常都不会判决赡养费。
• I must send the little lady her alimony.
  我得付给这位小女士赡养费了。
• Her ex-husband just disappeared with his girlfriend, so she is getting neither alimony nor child support.
  她的前夫刚刚与他的女友一同消失，这使得她变得既得不到生活费又得不到儿童赡养费。
• No more talk of alimony, no more child support.
  别再管我要赡养费和孩子抚养费。
• He sued you for alimony?
  他为了赡养费起诉你？
• His ex-wife has upped the ante in her alimony suit against him.
  他的前妻在诉讼中要求提高赡养费。
• They have been fighting over alimony for a long time. I wonder what will become of them and their children?
  他们为赡养费争执这么久，不晓得他们和小孩会怎么样？
• If you still want money, then it isn't an alimony, it's severance pay.
  如果你坚持要钱的话，那也不是赡养费而是遣散费。
• You may have to pay alimony if the divorce goes through.
  如果离婚了，你也必须给对方赡养费。
• She is implacable an adversary as a wife suing for alimony.
  有如诉讼要求赡养费的妻子一样，她是个难以折衷的对手。