adultery
pronunciation
UK [əˈdʌltəri]
US [əˈdʌltəri,-tri]
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- n.
- 通奸，私通
- 通奸行为
Word Origin
adultery 通奸
同adulterate, 掺假。此处指夫妻生活不忠。
Example
- 1. David 's adultery is about to become very public .
- 大卫的通奸行为很快就会被公众所知。
- 2. This is the ultimate adultery novel - with madame bovary in close second .
- 这是部终极私通小说《包法利夫人》以微小的差距屈居第二。
- 3. Adultery exists in china like anywhere else .
- 通奸行为在中国有，世界各地都有。
- 4. As seen by the judiciary , a little adultery should not trump marriage as an institution .
- 正如司法制度所示的那样，通奸无法通过胜过公共制度来得到婚姻。
- 5. Women have been stoned for adultery and young men accused of theft have had hands chopped off .
- 女人会因通奸而遭乱石砸死，男人会因被指控偷盗而砍去双手。
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