alimony

/ˈælɪməni/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈælɪməʊni/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈa-lə-ˌmō-nē/ (ame, mw)

alimony — noun

1. Money that a court orders one person to give regularly to their former wife or h

1.名詞B2
釋義

Money that a court orders one person to give regularly to their former wife or husband after a marriage has ended by law.

例句

After the divorce, a judge ordered Diego to pay alimony to his former wife.

collocation: pay alimony to [someone]

Fatima relied on monthly alimony payments to support herself while she finished nursing school.

collocation: monthly alimony payments

同義詞
  • spousal support

    more formal legal term used in many US court documents

  • maintenance

    common term in UK, Ireland, and some Commonwealth legal systems

文法句型

pay + alimony + to + someone

receive + alimony + from + someone

alimony + payments

用法筆記

Alimony is an uncountable noun, so it has no plural form. You cannot say 'an alimony' or 'alimonies.' Use 'alimony payments' or 'an alimony agreement' when referring to specific instances or arrangements.

常見錯誤

❌The court ordered him to pay alimonies every month.
✅The court ordered him to pay alimony every month.
💡alimony is uncountable and has no plural form.
❌She received an alimony after the divorce.
✅She received alimony after the divorce.
💡do not use 'a' or 'an' with uncountable nouns.