spousal support:配偶赡养费/配偶扶养费(常用于离婚或分居后,一方依法向另一方支付的经济支持;在一些语境中也可称 alimony。不同法域的具体规则与名称可能不同。)
/ˈspaʊzəl səˈpɔːrt/
Spousal support helps cover basic living expenses after a divorce.
离婚后,配偶赡养费有助于支付基本生活开支。
The judge ordered temporary spousal support because one partner had been out of the workforce for years and needed time to become financially independent.
法官裁定支付临时配偶赡养费,因为一方多年未工作,需要时间实现经济独立。
spousal 来自 spouse(配偶),与拉丁语 sponsus/sponsa(新郎/新娘、订婚者)有关;support 源自拉丁语 supportare(支撑、支持)。合起来指“对配偶提供经济支持”,在现代英语中多与婚姻解除后的法律与家庭财务安排相关。