A co-respondent is a person named in an old-style divorce case because they are said to have had sex with the husband or wife of the person asking for the divorce. In that kind of court story there is the one who wants the divorce, the husband or wife on the other side (the respondent), and the third person (the co-respondent).

A co-respondent共同被告 is是 in an old-style divorce case在舊式離婚案件裡 a person named被指名的人, because因為 with the husband or wife of the person asking for the divorce和提出離婚那一方的丈夫或妻子 they are said to have had sex被指控發生了性關係. In that kind of court story在那種法庭故事裡 there is有 the one who wants the divorce想離婚的一方, the husband or wife on the other side另一方的丈夫或妻子 (the respondent被告), and the third person以及第三人 (the co-respondent共同被告).

It is a law word, and it feels dated: many places have moved to divorce that does not need this kind of proof, so you no longer have to name a lover in the papers. You will still meet it in older novels, newspapers, and legal history.

It is它是 a law word法律用詞, and而且 it feels dated聽起來有點過時: many places許多地方 have moved to已經改成 divorce that does not need this kind of proof不需要這種證據的離婚方式, so所以 in the papers在文件裡 you no longer have to name a lover不用再指名情人. In older novels, newspapers, and legal history在較舊的小說、報紙和法律史裡 you will still meet it你還是會遇到它.

It is a cold paper word for a painful private thing.

It is它是 for a painful private thing用來說一件痛苦私事的 a cold paper word冷冰冰的公文用詞.

Though actually it is not a word for a news writer. That is correspondent — extra letters in the middle, different job.

Though actually雖然其實 it is not a word for a news writer它不是新聞記者會用的詞. That is那個字是 correspondentcorrespondent — extra letters in the middle中間多了幾個字母, different job工作完全不同.