| 单词 | alimony |
| 释义 | alimony (once / 11939 pages) n When a couple gets divorced, the court might order the one spouse to pay alimony to the other, which is like an allowance for basic expenses like food and shelter. Although these days we only use the word alimony when we talk about divorce, it comes from a Latin word alere, meaning to nourish. Traditionally it was the husband’s job to take care of his wife’s nourishment, and women raising children needed alimony payments to live on after a divorce or separation. Nowadays it might be the dad staying at home, and the working wife who pays alimony after a divorce. WORD FAMILYalimony: alimonies USAGE EXAMPLESInstead, Walthall used the money to pay his son's film school tuition, buy a hyperbaric oxygen chamber and pay alimony to his ex-wife, prosecutors said. Los Angeles Times(Dec 02, 2016) They were upset about alimony that Taneja still had to pay to his ex-wife. Washington Post(Nov 10, 2016) Women who are not granted divorces are often forced to relinquish their child custody rights or alimony payments to convince husbands to accede. Seattle Times(Nov 06, 2016) n court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated Syn|Hyper maintenance support payment a payment made by one person for the support of another |
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