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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3853 COCA: 2978
1 divorce /dəˈvoɚs/ noun
plural divorces
: the ending of a marriage by a legal process离婚
[count]
[noncount]
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
[count] formal : a complete separation between two things分离;脱离usually singular通常用单数
2 divorce /dəˈvoɚs/ verb
divorces; divorced; divorcing
: to legally end your marriage with (your husband or wife)与…离婚
[+ object]
[no object]
[+ object] formal : to make or keep (something) separate使分离;使脱离
often + from

— divorced

adjective
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3853 COCA: 2978

divorce

1 of 3

noun (1)

di·​vorce də-ˈvȯrs How to pronounce divorce (audio)
 also  dī-
1
law : the action or an instance of legally dissolving (see dissolve entry 1 sense 1d) a marriage
2
: separation, severance
divorce of the secular and the spiritual

divorce

2 of 3

verb

divorced; divorcing

transitive verb

1
law
a
: to legally dissolve one's marriage with : to end marriage with (one's spouse) by divorce (see divorce entry 1 sense 1)
She divorced her husband.
b
: to dissolve the marriage contract between
They were divorced last year.
They are getting divorced.
2
: to make or keep separate : separate
divorce church from state
media narratives divorced from reality

intransitive verb

law : to obtain a divorce
They divorced two years later.
divorcement noun

divorcé

3 of 3

noun (2)

di·​vor·​cé də-ˌvȯr-ˈsā How to pronounce divorcé (audio) -ˈsē How to pronounce divorcé (audio)
-ˈvȯr-ˌsā
: a divorced man
Choose the Right Synonym for divorce

separate, part, divide, sever, sunder, divorce mean to become or cause to become disunited or disjointed.

separate may imply any of several causes such as dispersion, removal of one from others, or presence of an intervening thing.

separated her personal life from her career

part implies the separating of things or persons in close union or association.

vowed never to part

divide implies separating into pieces or sections by cutting or breaking.

civil war divided the nation

sever implies violence especially in the removal of a part or member.

a severed limb

sunder suggests violent rending or wrenching apart.

a city sundered by racial conflict

divorce implies separating two things that commonly interact and belong together.

cannot divorce scientific research from moral responsibility

Example Sentences

Noun (1) Since getting a divorce, she has been raising her children alone. They went through a lengthy divorce. Their marriage ended in divorce. Financial problems are a leading cause of divorce. Verb After years of unhappiness, she decided to divorce him. They both agreed it was best to divorce. Their constitution divorces church and state. See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1) and Verb

Middle English divorse, from Anglo-French, from Latin divortium, from divertere, divortere to divert, to leave one's husband

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (2)

1877, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of divorce was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3853 COCA: 2978
divorce

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DIVORCE | DIVORCE + VERB | DIVORCE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEamicable, uncontested友好離婚;無爭議離婚no-fault無過錯離婚acrimonious, bitter, messy, nasty, painful, ugly吵架離婚;糾纏不清的離婚;痛苦的離婚quick, quickie (informal) 迅速離婚parental父母離異Parental divorce can have lasting negative consequences for children.父母離異會給孩子造成長期的負面影響。civil民事離婚The church may disapprove but Catholics can and do obtain civil divorces.教會也許不同意,但是天主教徒可以請求民事離婚並且能夠獲准。VERB + DIVORCEwant要離婚apply for, ask for, file for, petition for, seek, sue for申請離婚;請求離婚;提起離婚訴訟She filed for divorce in 1996.她於 1996 年申請離婚。initiate提出離婚The majority of divorces are initiated by women.大多數離婚是由女方提出的。get, have, obtain離婚;獲准離婚He told her that he was married but getting a divorce.他告訴她他有家室,但正在辦離婚。experience, go through經歷離婚She watched her parents go through an acrimonious divorce.她父母在吵吵鬧鬧中離了婚,而她目睹了這一過程。agree to, consent to同意/答應離婚contest對離婚有異議These days divorce is rarely contested.現在離婚很少有爭議。finalize完成離婚Once the divorce is finalized, I plan to move to Bermuda.我計劃離婚後馬上搬去百慕大住。handle處理離婚the lawyers handling their divorce處理他們離婚的律師grant (sb)准許(某人)離婚Over 50 000 divorces were granted last year.去年共批准了 5 萬多宗離婚申請。end in以離婚告終An increasing number of marriages end in divorce.越來越多的婚姻以離異告終。consider考慮離婚Neither partner had considered divorce.雙方都沒考慮過離婚。DIVORCE + VERBcome through離婚成功He is waiting for the divorce to come through before he remarries.他在等待順利離婚,然後再婚。DIVORCE + NOUNcourt離婚法庭case, proceedings, process離婚案件/訴訟/程序petition離婚申請papers離婚文件He hasn't signed the divorce papers yet.他還沒有在離婚文件上簽字。decree, settlement離婚判決/協議figures, rate, statistics離婚數字;離婚率;離婚統計數字The divorce rate has been growing steadily since 1971.自從 1971 年以來,離婚率一直穩步上升。law離婚法attorney, lawyer離婚律師mediation離婚調解PREPOSITIONdivorce from跟⋯離婚her divorce from the star她與該明星的離婚divorce on the grounds of以⋯為理由的離婚She is seeking a divorce on the grounds of cruelty.她正以遭受虐待為由要求離婚。PHRASESgrounds for divorce離婚理由He cited adultery as grounds for divorce.他以妻子與人通姦作為離婚理由。

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