non-marital

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

non-marital — 形容詞

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

1.形容詞C1
釋義

非婚的

與婚姻無關，或發生在未婚者間

not connected with marriage, or involving people who are unmarried

例句

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

這份調查詢問三十歲以下成人的非婚關係。

formal collocation: non-marital relationships

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

Hassan 和 Salma 在買房前簽了一份非婚協議。

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.