| 英语单词 | extramarital |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [ˌekstrə'mærɪtl] 美 [ˌekstrə'mærɪtl] |
| 中文释义 | adj.婚外的;私通的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) There is a dramatic increase of extramarital affairs in recent years. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 近些年来,婚外恋现象急剧增多。 |
| vocabulary简明 | The word extramarital describes relationships that happen outside of a marriage, between two people who aren't married to each other. An extramarital affair can damage a marriage. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The adjective extramarital is almost always used to describe a romantic relationship or encounter that happens between a married person and someone who is not the person's spouse. If a married man sneaks off to meet his secret girlfriend, you can say that the man is having an extramarital affair. In this case, the Latin prefix extra means "outside," and marital comes from the Latin maritalis, "of marriage or married people." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ 形容词]婚外的 An extra-marital affair is a sexual relationship between a married person and another person who is not their husband or wife. [usu ADJ n]
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