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divorce

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vt. 使离婚，使分离；与…离婚
n. 离婚；分离
vi. 离婚

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复数: divorces;

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1、divert => divert- => divort- => *divors- => divorc- "separate, leave one's husband" + -e => divorce.

中文词源

divorce 离婚

词源同divert, 转开。引申词义离婚。

英英释意

1. the legal dissolution of a marriage

英文词源

divorce: divorce: see diverse
divorce (n.): late 14c., from Old French divorce (14c.), from Latin divortium "separation, dissolution of marriage," from divertere "to separate, leave one's husband, turn aside" (see divert). Not distinguished in English from legal separation until mid-19c.
divorce (v.): late 14c., from Old French divorcer, from divorce (see divorce (n.)). Related: Divorced; divorcing.

同义词辨析

divide, separate, part, divorce

这些动词都有"分开"之意。

divide：指把一个整体按要求分成几个部分，暗示分配之意；也可指分开两个对立的事物。

separate：指把两个人或物分开，着重从原属一个整体中移居一部分或把两者隔开。

part：多指使紧密相连的人或物分开，往往暗示最后分离的意味。

divorce：特指两个或更多的互为依赖的事物的分离，尤指婚姻的合法解体。

考试真题

In those where ties to family and community are strong, lifelong marriages can be promoted by practices such as the cultural prohibition of divorce and arranged marriages that are seen as a contract between two families, not just two individuals.

make divorces virtually unacceptable

If the Great Depression is any guide, we may see a drop in our sky high divorce rate.

when nearly one-quarter of the workforce was unemployed, the divorce rate had declined by around 25% from 1929 But this doesn't mean people were suddenly happier with their marriages

Rather, with incomes decreasing and insecure jobs, unhappy couples often couldn't afford to divorce.

The divorce rate rose again during the rest of the decade as the recovery took hold

bring about a drop in the divorce rate

What stands in the way of unhappy couples getting a divorce

The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rate

What's less clear is whether divorce and separation rates rise in a recession - financial pressures mean couples argue more but make splitting up less affordable.

divorce and separation rates increase

Getting a divorce means risking a reduced life span.

Likewise, a married man who smokes more than a pack a day is likely to live as long as a divorced man who doesn't smoke.

Her friend, Pat, the divorced mother of three, is struggling to make ends meet

But a new study finds that the risk of divorce among older couples rises when the wife——not the husband一becomes seriously ill.

But it's also important to recognize that the pressure to divorce may be health-related and that sick ex-wives may need additional care and services to prevent worsening health and increased health costs.

given the increasing concern about health care costs for the aging population, Karraker believes policymakers should be aware of the relationship between disease and risk of divorce.

Married women diagnosed with a serious health condition may find themselves struggling with the impact of their disease while also experiencing the stress of divorce.

Offering support services to spouses caring for their other halves may reduce marital stress and prevent divorce at older ages, she said.

They found that, overall, 31% of marriages ended in divorce over the period studied.

While the study didn't assess why divorce is more likely when wives but not husbands become seriously ill, Karraker offers a few possible reasons.

Divorce is legal and easy to obtain, but not common.

given the current divorce rate of nearly 50 percent, that amounts to millions of cases in the United States every year—a virtual epidemic of failed conversation.

Sociologist Catherine Kohler riessman reports in her new book divorce Talk that most of the women she interviewed — but only a few of the men — gave lack of communication as the reason for their divorces.

The three Ds—death, debt and divorce—still deliver works of art to the market.

实用场景例句

The marriage ended in divorce in 1996.: 这桩婚姻在1996年以离婚告终。

an increase in the divorce rate (= the number of divorces in a year): 离婚率的增长

They have agreed to get a divorce .: 他们已同意离婚。

Divorce proceedings (= the legal process of divorce) started today.: 今日已提起离婚诉讼。

the divorce between religion and science: 宗教与科学的分裂

They're getting divorced .: 他们要离婚了。

She's divorcing her husband.: 她在与丈夫闹离婚。

I'd heard they're divorcing.: 我听说他们要离婚了。

They believed that art should be divorced from politics.: 他们认为艺术应该与政治分开。

When he was depressed, he felt utterly divorced from reality.: 他沮丧时便感到完全脱离了现实。

The marriage ended in divorce in 1996.: 这桩婚姻在1996年以离婚告终。

an increase in the divorce rate (= the number of divorces in a year): 离婚率的增长

They have agreed to get a divorce .: 他们已同意离婚。

Divorce proceedings (= the legal process of divorce) started today.: 今日已提起离婚诉讼。

the divorce between religion and science: 宗教与科学的分裂

They're getting divorced .: 他们要离婚了。

She's divorcing her husband.: 她在与丈夫闹离婚。

I'd heard they're divorcing.: 我听说他们要离婚了。

They believed that art should be divorced from politics.: 他们认为艺术应该与政治分开。

When he was depressed, he felt utterly divorced from reality.: 他沮丧时便感到完全脱离了现实。

Numerous marriages now end in divorce...: 现在许多婚姻都以离婚收场。

Their divorce became final this weekend...: 他们离婚一事在这周末尘埃落定。

My parents divorced when I was very young...: 我很小的时候父母就离婚了。

He and Lillian had got divorced...: 他和莉莲已离婚了。

...this divorce of Christian culture from the roots of faith...: 基督教文化和信仰根基的脱离

This process is, in no sense, a divorce between the Labour Party and the trade union movement.: 这个进程绝不是工党和工会运动相脱离。

Good management in the police cannot be divorced from accountability...: 对警察队伍的良好管理和应负的责任是分不开的。

We have been able to divorce sex from reproduction.: 我们已经能够将性和生育完全分开了。

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