名詞 alimony:

1. court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
   同義詞：maintenance

1. 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.
   贍養(yǎng)費(fèi)按照法庭判決離婚后的原配偶－－通常為夫妻中收入較多的一方給另一方的供養(yǎng)補(bǔ)助。贍養(yǎng)費(fèi)亦可付給并未離婚的雙方中的一方，如在合法分居時(shí)
2. Alimony is like buying oats for a dead horse.
   給離婚妻子的贍養(yǎng)費(fèi)，等于給死馬買燕麥。
3. She is implacable an adversary as a wife suing for alimony.
   有如訴訟要求贍養(yǎng)費(fèi)的妻子一樣，她是個(gè)難以折衷的對(duì)手。