贍養費按照法庭判決離婚后的原配偶－－通常為夫妻中收入較多的一方給另一方的供養補助。贍養費亦可付給并未離婚的雙方中的一方，如在合法分居時(shí)
An allowance for support made under court order to a divorced person by the former spouse, usually the chief provider during the marriage. Alimony may also be granted without a divorce, as between legally separated persons.
給離婚妻子的贍養費，等于給死馬買(mǎi)燕麥。
Alimony is like buying oats for a dead horse.
有如訴訟要求贍養費的妻子一樣，她是個(gè)難以折衷的對手。
She is implacable an adversary as a wife suing for alimony.
