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已婚：married 未婚: single 离婚：divorced
丧偶：widow(女性/寡妇） widower（男性/鳏夫）

首先离婚divorce在法律上称为a dissolution of marriage，即婚姻的瓦解。Dissolution有溶解、融化、社团解散、婚姻解体的意思。

可能导致的离婚的原因
irreconcilable differences 不可调和的矛盾

incurable insanity 不可挽回的精神创伤


出离婚申请 Divorce Petition
提出离婚的人叫 Petitioner
被诉离婚的叫 Respondent
从被诉离婚的一方收到传票 summon
诉状 petition 时开始计算时间
在一定时间之后法院才会判决离婚。这一段时间叫做waiting period，等待期。
在此期间内，双方需要签订一份分居协议Separation Agreement

1. separate 分居

Her parents separated when she was very young.
在她很小的时候，父母就分居了。

2. split up 分手/离婚

I was beginning to think that nothing could ever split us up.
我渐渐开始以为没有什么事情能把我们分开。

3. marital discord 婚姻不和；琴瑟失调

*marital婚姻的，夫妻间的；discord不合，不一致。

4. marital breakdown 婚姻关系的破裂

He is faced with the fact of an irremediable marital breakdown.
他面临着不可挽救的婚姻破裂的事实.。

5. domestic violence(abuse) 家暴

*domestic家庭的，一心只管家务的。

Women are still the main victims of domestic violence.
妇女仍然是家庭暴力的主要受害者。

Janet had been abused by her father since she was eleven.
珍妮特从11岁起就遭受父亲虐待。

6. extramarital affair 婚外情

*extramarital也有私通、婚外通奸的意思。

Her husband has admitted having an extramarital affair.
她丈夫承认了有通奸行为。

7. adultery 通奸

She is going to divorce him on the grounds of adultery.
她打算以通奸为由与他离婚。

8. divorcee 离婚者

Is he going to think I'm some kind of kinky, sex-starved, divorcee?
如果他认为我是个性饥渴的变态离婚女怎么办?

*kinky：奇形怪状的，怪癖的；稍微变态的；扭结的，古怪的

9. divorce rate 离婚率

The divorce rate turned down in the 1950s.
20世纪50年代离婚率下降了。

10. divorce proceedings 离婚诉讼

The divorce proceedings have accelerated.
离婚的诉讼程序已经加快。

11. divorce settlement(agreement) 离婚协议

Her lawyers have been ruthless in thrashing out a divorce settlement.
她的律师在讨论离婚协议的过程中表现得非常坚决。

She was given the house per the divorce agreement.
根据离婚协议她得到了房子。

12. child support 子女扶养费

You can afford a cabin, but you can't scrape up child support?
你可以提供一个小屋但是你不能积攒孩子的赡养费?

13. spousal support 配偶赡养

The former backup dancer and aspiring rapper is also seeking spousal support.
早前当过伴舞演员也唱过说唱的凯文还要求布兰妮支付配偶赡养费.

14. alimony 赡养费

A great deal of Jeff's money went in alimony to his three former wives.
杰夫的很大一部分钱都用在了向他的前三任妻子支付赡养费。

15. division of property 财产分割

Can you believe they're talking about division of property?
你能相信他们怎么讨论财产分割的 吗 ?

16. custody 监护权

I'm going to go to court to get custody of the children.
我将起诉，要求获得孩子们的监护权。

17. joint custody 共同监护权

He has joint custody of two beautiful daughters.
他有两个漂亮女儿的共同监护权。

18. ex-husband 前夫

Mentioning her ex-husband was a bit of a clanger.
提及她的前夫真是失言。

19. ex-wife 前妻

My ex-wife deliberately sabotages my access to the children.
我的前妻蓄意阻挠我见孩子。

20. remarry 再婚

When that marriage was dissolved he remarriedhis first wife.
那次婚姻结束后，他和他的第一任妻子复婚了。

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