alimony

alimony

英 ['ælɪmənɪ]
　　美 ['ælɪmoni]

n. [法] 贍養費；生活費

中文詞源：

alimony (離婚後一方給另一方的)生活費

詞根al, 生長，滋養，同old. -mony, 名詞後綴，詞源同-ment.

例句：

1. His ex - wife has upped the ante in her alimony suit against him.
他的 前妻 在訴訟中要求提高贍養費.

2. A great deal of Jeff's money went in alimony to his three former wives.
傑夫的很大一部分錢都用在瞭向他的前三任妻子支付贍養費。

3. When his wife was awarded alimony by the court, Snow had to ante up.
當他的太太被法庭判定獲有離婚贍養費時, 斯諾不得不付這筆錢.

4. You may have to pay alimony if the divorce goes through.
如果離婚瞭,你也必須給對方贍養費.

5. It's alimony I got from my husband.
那是我從我丈夫那得到的贍養費.