commit adultery
commit 是 adultery 最常见的搭配动词，表示‘犯通奸行为’，常用于法律或道德语境。
He committed adultery and his wife asked for a divorce.
他犯了通奸罪，妻子因此要求离婚。
通奸
已婚者与配偶以外的人发生性行为。；故意和恶意干扰婚姻关系的婚外性行为；思想与行为上的淫荡或不贞,为第六/第七诫所禁止；有罪的性行为。；宗教上的不忠；在主教生前侵入其主教区
voluntary sexual relations between a married person and someone other than their spouse, usually regarded as a betrayal of the marriage
已婚者与配偶以外的人发生性行为。
Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse. See more synonyms at Thesaurus:cuckoldry
故意和恶意干扰婚姻关系的婚外性行为
extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
思想与行为上的淫荡或不贞,为第六/第七诫所禁止；有罪的性行为。
Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the sixth/seventh commandment; sinful sexual behavior as a category.
宗教上的不忠
Faithlessness in religion.
在主教生前侵入其主教区
The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop.
掺杂；腐败
Adulteration; corruption.
She discovered his adultery after reading his messages.
她在看了他的短信后发现了他通奸。
用法提示：此处 adultery 是名词，作 discovered 的宾语，指婚外性行为。
AI contextual example
Adultery can destroy a marriage.
通奸会毁掉一段婚姻。
用法提示：此处 adultery 是名词，作句子主语，表示婚外性行为。
AI contextual example
He admitted to adultery and asked for forgiveness.
他承认通奸并请求原谅。
用法提示：此处 adultery 是名词，作介词 to 的宾语，指婚外性行为。
AI contextual example
commit 是 adultery 最常见的搭配动词，表示‘犯通奸行为’，常用于法律或道德语境。
He committed adultery and his wife asked for a divorce.
他犯了通奸罪，妻子因此要求离婚。
表示‘指控某人通奸’时用介词 of，后接名词 adultery。
She accused him of adultery after finding the messages.
她发现那些信息后，指控他通奸。
on the grounds of... 是正式用语，表示‘以……为由’，在法律语境中常用。
She divorced him on the grounds of adultery.
她以通奸为由与他离婚。
较正式，范围比adultery广，可包含情感出轨或非性关系的背叛；若特指婚外性行为，用adultery更准确。
侧重“不忠实”的状态，语气较抽象、轻微，不特指性行为。
口语常用，语气随意，可指恋爱或婚姻关系中的背叛，不一定构成法律意义上的adultery。
强调一段秘密关系，常带情感成分，不必然涉及性行为；比adultery委婉、范围更大。
grammar · medium
易错句子He did adultery with his secretary.
正确表达He committed adultery with his secretary.
表示“犯（通奸等）罪”时英语用固定动词 commit，不用 do 或 make。这里受汉语“做/搞”的泛化影响，改用 commit 才符合搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子He committed adultery to his secretary.
正确表达He committed adultery with his secretary.
介词 to 不能表示“与某人通奸”；英语中 commit adultery 后接 with 引出对象。把 to 改成 with 后，句子意思才正确。
adultery 指通奸行为本身，侧重肉体出轨；affair 指一段婚外情关系，可包含感情和持续交往，不一定是法律或道德上的"通奸"罪名。
adultery 必须涉及已婚者与他人发生性关系；fornication 泛指未婚者之间的性行为，不强调婚姻关系。
adultery 是法律或道德上的具体行为（已婚者与他人发生性关系）；infidelity 范围更广，包括情感出轨、肉体出轨等任何背弃伴侣忠诚的行为。
犯通奸罪；与人通奸
In many cultures, to commit adultery is considered a serious sin.
在许多文化中，与人通奸被视为严重罪行。
指控某人通奸
She accused him of adultery without any proof.
她毫无证据地指控他通奸。
以通奸为由离婚
Their marriage ended in divorce on the grounds of adultery.
他们的婚姻以通奸为由离婚而告终。
通奸丑闻
The politician resigned after an adultery scandal.
这位政治家在通奸丑闻后辞职。
犯有通奸罪；对通奸有罪
He was found guilty of adultery by the court.
法庭裁定他犯有通奸罪。
adulter-（词根：通奸；掺假，使不纯） + -y（名词后缀）；同根词：adulterer（通奸者）、adulteress（奸妇）、adulterous（通奸的，不贞的）、adulterate（掺假，使不纯）
通奸发生在婚姻关系内，并直接破坏婚姻契约。
通奸中的一方背叛了其配偶。
通奸严重损害伴侣间的信任。
通奸常成为离婚的法定理由或导火索。
通奸违背了婚姻中对彼此的承诺。
通奸；犯通奸罪
In many cultures, it is considered wrong to commit adultery.
在许多文化中，通奸被认为是不对的。
被发现在通奸；通奸时被抓
The woman was caught in adultery and brought before the crowd.
那女人行淫时被抓，被带到众人面前。
心灵上的不忠；内心的淫念
The preacher warned that lusting after another person is adultery of the heart.
牧师警告说，对另一个人动邪念就是心灵上的不忠。
十诫之一：不可奸淫。
The scandal ruined his career once the news of his adultery became public.
婚外情的消息曝光后，这桩丑闻毁掉了他的事业。
门肯的妙语：婚外情是把民主应用于爱情。
He dismissed the affair as mere adultery, but she saw it as a betrayal of trust.
他把这桩风流事只当作一次婚外情，但她认为这是对信任的背叛。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.