divorce(名词/动词):离婚;(动词)指夫妻在法律上解除婚姻关系。也可引申为“分离、脱离”(较抽象用法)。
/dɪˈvɔːrs/
Divorce is sometimes the healthiest choice for a family.
离婚有时对一个家庭来说是最健康的选择。
After years of conflict, they decided to divorce, but they agreed to co-parent their children respectfully.
在多年的冲突之后,他们决定离婚,但同意以尊重的方式共同抚养孩子。
divorce 来自拉丁语 divortium(分离、分开),与 divertere(转开、分离)相关,后来经由古法语进入英语,核心含义一直围绕“分开、解除结合关系”。