“离婚”常见的英文表达是 divorce,它既可以作名词,也可以作动词:
作名词时:意为“离婚;分离;离婚判决” 。例如:They are going through a difficult divorce.(他们正在经历一场艰难的离婚。)
作动词时:意为“与……离婚;使分离;使离婚” 。例如:She divorced her husband last year.(她去年和丈夫离婚了。)
此外,还有一些相关的表达:
get a divorce:表示“离婚;获得离婚判决” 。例如:They decided to get a divorce after years of arguments.(经过多年的争吵,他们决定离婚。)
file for divorce:意思是“提出离婚申请;提起离婚诉讼” 。例如:He has filed for divorce from his wife.(他已经向妻子提出离婚申请。)