alimony

汉语翻译

n. 瞻养费, 生活费
【经】 赡养费, 维持费

词型变化

名词复数:alimonies 

英语解释

名词 alimony:

court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated同义词：maintenance

例句

An allowance for support made under court order to a divorced person by the former spouse, usually the chief provider during the marriage. Alimony may also be granted without a divorce, as between legally separated persons.赡养费按照法庭判决离婚后的原配偶－－通常为夫妻中收入较多的一方给另一方的供养补助。赡养费亦可付给并未离婚的双方中的一方，如在合法分居时Alimony is like buying oats for a dead horse.给离婚妻子的赡养费，等于给死马买燕麦。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。