Alimony
[ 'ælɪmoni ]
出国 Abroad
n. （离婚或分居后在诉讼期间男方给女方的）赡养费，生活费;
💡 词根助记
ali养育 + mony表名词→ [法] 赡养费；生活费
📝 例句
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.
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ ali-拼音“阿丽”,mony-money钱:阿丽离婚后得掏钱付赡养费
※谐音“爱了某你”:爱过了某女人又有了孩子,你就得掏钱付赡养费
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
alimony
n[U]
allowance that a court may order a man to pay to his wife or former wife before or after a legal separation or divorce （经法院判决在分居或离婚以前或以後男方付给妻子或前妻的）赡养费. Cf 参看 maintenance 2.
🔁 扩展释义
*['ælimәni]n. 瞻养费, 生活费【经】 赡养费, 维持费
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Another rags-to-riches success story. Now you can borrow money from him instead of me.
又一个白手起家，发财致富的成功人物。以后你可以向他借钱，不用找我了。
I've got news for you.
我要告诉你一个好消息。
It was like being on a boat.
就好像是坐在一条小船上一样。