adultery

英 [ə'dʌltəri] 美 [ə'dʌltəri]

• n. 通奸

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 通奸行为
2. 私通
3. 不贞

英英释义

Noun:

1. extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations;

   "adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The Bible says adultery is a sin.
   圣经说通奸是罪恶。
2. She has an adultery affair with the man.
   她与那个男人有奸情。
3. He was fired because he was accused of adultery.
   他因为被控有通奸行为而遭开除。
4. She suspected her husband had committed adultery.
   她怀疑丈夫有通奸行为。
5. I was surprised to hear that Johnson had been divorced by his wife on the grounds of adultery.
   听到约翰逊因通奸而被其妻子离弃，我大吃一惊。

经典引文

• Shee..committed adultery with stones and with stockes.

  出自：Bible (AV): Jeremiah

近反义词

【近义词】

• fornication 通奸
• amour 奸情
• union 结合
• criminal conversation 私通