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 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。
• 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。
• It's alimony I got from my husband.
  那是我从我丈夫那得到的赡养费。
• 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。
• This can include paychecks, legal settlements, alimony, royalties, fees, and dividends from investments that you do not reinvest.
  这可能包括了薪水、合法福利，赡养费，特许权使用费，收费标准，和不会反复投资的投资红利。
• 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 just wrote your last alimony check.
  你刚填写了最后一张赡养费支票。
• 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。
• This same house rules mortgages, taxes, alimony, and child support, and inheritance, too.
  这一宫支配抵押，税务，赡养费，子女抚养费，以及遗产。
• You worry less about alimony and more about the victim.
  把赡养费看得比受害者还重要。