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

• 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。
• You worry less about alimony and more about the victim.
  把赡养费看得比受害者还重要。
• Not every divorce has an alimony agreement.
  并不是每对夫妻离婚都有赡养费协议。
• He sued you for alimony?
  他为了赡养费起诉你？
• I've got an ex who pisses away my alimony on booze and hookers.
  我前夫那我的赡养费去喝酒和召妓。
• 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。
• Well, we can afford to be generous now that I'm off the hook for alimony.
  嗯，我们能这么大方是因为，我不用再付赡养费了。
• 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。
• If the husband hires a lawyer, but his wife does not, the alimony payment rises ( and then there are fees to be paid, too).
  如果丈夫聘请律师，而妻子没有，那么赡养费支出上升（此外还要支付一些费用）。
• You never realize how short a month is until you pay alimony.
  直至要支付赡养费为止，你决不会了解到一个月多么短促的。