adultery

[US]/ə'dʌlt(ə)rɪ/
[UK]/ə'dʌltəri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 通姦,通姦行爲
Word Forms

Example Sentences

Adultery was a ground for divorce.

通姦是離婚的理由。

she was committing adultery with a much younger man.

她和一個比她年輕得多的男人私通。

sensational popular fiction, replete with adultery and sudden death.

充斥着通姦和暴死的聳人聽聞的通俗小說。

adultery is considered a sin in many cultures

在許多文化中,通姦被視爲一種罪行

adultery can lead to the breakdown of a marriage

通姦可能導致婚姻破裂

accusations of adultery can damage a person's reputation

指控通姦可能損害一個人的聲譽

adultery is grounds for divorce in many jurisdictions

通姦是許多司法管轄區離婚的理由

to commit adultery with someone

與某人通姦

adultery can have serious consequences for all parties involved

通姦可能對所有相關方造成嚴重後果

adultery is a violation of trust in a relationship

通姦是對關係中的信任的違背

to be accused of adultery

被指控通姦

adultery is a common theme in literature and art

通姦是文學和藝術中常見的主題

Real-world Examples

I'm sure the woman the Pharisees took in adultery didn't look half so pale.

我相信法利賽人抓到了那個通姦的女人決不會這樣灰溜溜的。

Source: Gone with the Wind

She was convicted of committing adultery with a Sri Lankan man.

她被指控與一名斯里蘭卡男子通姦。

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2015

To deal with your adultery, he resorted to assault.

面對你的通姦,他訴諸暴力。

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

I'm technically married, so anything we do is adultery.

我實際上是已婚的 所以我們做任何事都算私通。

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

A great city with laws Against drunkenness, theft and adultery.

這是一個以法律來規制 酗酒 偷竊和通姦行爲的偉大城市。

Source: Humanity: The Story of All of Us

Weren't married yet, but it still felt like adultery.

雖然還沒結婚,但我覺得就是私通。

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

Your adultery? No, I decided to keep that little gem all to myself.

你的通姦行爲?不,我決定把這塊“寶石”留給自己。

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 1

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's New England it was the sign of adultery.

在納撒尼爾·霍桑筆下的新英格蘭則是通姦的象徵。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Why should I feel guilty? -Perhaps you felt you were about to commit adultery.

我有什麼可愧疚的?-也許你覺得自己即將通姦。

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

However, he became estranged from her on the grounds that she had committed adultery.

然而,由於她犯了通姦罪,他與她疏遠了。

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

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