Alimony is a system by which, when two people make a mistake, one of them keeps paying for it.
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n. （离婚或分居后在诉讼期间男方给女方的）赡养费，生活费;
💡 ali养育 + mony表名词→ [法] 赡养费；生活费
"His ex - wife has upped the ante in her alimony suit against him."
他的 前妻 在诉讼中要求提高赡养费.
近义：maintenance
n. 体系，系统;制度;身体;方法;
💡 sy(syn-=together)+ste(to stand)→系统；体系；秩序；制度；方法
"The system has the ability to run more than one program at the same time."
该系统能够同时运行一个以上的程序。
近义：approach, method, methodology, procedure, process, technique
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 错误，过失，误解;差错，口误，笔误;失策，失误;
vt.& vi. 弄错，误解;
vt. 认不出;误会;看错;
vi. 弄错;误解;
💡 mis错误，坏+take拿→拿错→错误
"It has now become evident to us that a mistake has been made."
我们已经清楚出了差错。
近义：miscalculate, misdeem, miss, confuse, fail, inaccuracy
反义：arrival, success, triumph, victory, achievement
a. 支付的, 付款的, 有利的, 赢利的, 合算的\\n[经] 支付
近义：outlay, pay, payment, defrayal, defrayment, disbursement