alimony
n. (離婚或分居後在訴訟期間男方給女方的)贍養費,生活費
Alimony is money that a court of law orders someone to pay regularly to their former wife or husband after they have got divorced.
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了向他的前三任妻子支付贍養費。
1. court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
Are my alimony payments deductable?
我支付的贍養費可抵稅 嗎 ?
Alimony is like buying oats for a dead horse.
給離婚妻子的贍養費,等於給死馬買燕麥.
You may have to pay alimony if the divorce goes through.
如果離婚了,你也必須給對方贍養費.
Mrs. Jones awarded $ 1000.00 monthly alimony by the court when she was divorced from her husband.
瓊斯太太跟丈夫離婚後,根據法院判決她每月可得到一千美元的贍養費.
She be implacable an adversary as a wife suing for alimony.
有如訴訟要求贍養費的妻子一樣,她是個難以折衷的對手.