non-marital

/ˌnɒnˈmær.ɪ.təl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːnˈmer.ɪ.t̬əl/ (ame, ipa)

non-marital — adjective

1. not connected with marriage, or involving people who are unmarried

1.形容詞C1
釋義

not connected with marriage, or involving people who are unmarried

例句

The survey asked about non-marital relationships among adults under thirty.

formal collocation: non-marital relationships

Hassan and Salma signed a non-marital agreement before buying a home.

legal context: non-marital agreement

同義詞
  • unmarried

    usually describes a person's status, not a formal category such as birth or property

  • unwed

    mostly used for parents or pregnancy and can sound dated in some contexts

  • non-spousal

    more legal and administrative, especially in benefits or property documents

反義詞
  • marital

    connected with marriage or the rights and duties inside it

  • spousal

    specifically involving a husband or wife

文法句型

non-marital + relationship / birth / sex / property

用法筆記

Usually appears before formal nouns such as relationship, birth, sex, agreement, or property. It is more common in legal, academic, and policy writing than in everyday conversation.

常見錯誤

❌He had a non-marital affair while he was married.
✅He had an extramarital affair while he was married.
💡'non-marital' is a broad formal label for things outside marriage; 'extramarital' specifically describes conduct by someone who is already married.