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

• Howard, you can't get the alimony and child support together.
  霍华德，你不能既付抚养费又付培养费。
• If they divorced, she'd owe him alimony.
  如果他们离婚，贝基就得付给雷赡养费。
• 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。
• It's alimony I got from my husband.
  那是我从我丈夫那得到的赡养费。
• I must send the little lady her alimony.
  我得付给这位小女士赡养费了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Not every divorce has an alimony agreement.
  并不是每对夫妻离婚都有赡养费协议。
• In many states, no alimony is awarded if both spouses are able to support themselves.
  在很多州份，如夫妇双方都能自给自足，是不会判决赡养费的。
• 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。