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pay alimony (to sb)
常用搭配。
He has to pay alimony to his ex-wife.
他必须向前妻支付赡养费。
扶养费
alimonies — plural of alimony
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扶养费
court-ordered support paid by one spouse to the other after they are separated
He has to pay alimony to his ex-wife.
他必须向前妻支付赡养费。
法院判决的分居后配偶一方支付给另一方的扶养费
court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
After the divorce, he pays alimony to his ex-wife every month.
离婚后，他每月向前妻支付扶养费。
The judge ordered her to pay alimony for the next five years.
法官命令她今后五年支付扶养费。
She uses the alimony to cover her rent and food costs.
她用扶养费来支付房租和食品开销。
常用搭配。
He has to pay alimony to his ex-wife.
他必须向前妻支付赡养费。
She receives alimony from her former husband.
她从前夫那里获得赡养费。
常用于法律语境。
The court awarded her alimony.
法院判给她赡养费。
Not this
He alimoned his ex-wife after the divorce.
Use this
He paid alimony to his ex-wife after the divorce.
错误：将 'alimony' 误用作动词。'alimony' 是名词，不能直接加 -ed 变成动词。正确表达是 'pay alimony'。
Not this
The court ordered him to pay aliment to his spouse.
Use this
The court ordered him to pay alimony to his spouse.
错误：混淆 'alimony' 与 'aliment'。'aliment' 意为食物或营养，而 'alimony' 是离婚后配偶间的赡养费。
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