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An extramarital sexual relationship is one that a married person has with someone who is not their husband or wife. Extra- here means outside; marital means to do with marriage. So it is sex outside the marriage.
An extramarital sexual relationship extramarital的性關係 is one that a married person has是已婚的人 with someone who is not their husband or wife跟不是自己配偶的人發生的關係 Extra- here means outside這裡的Extra-意思是「外面」 marital means to do with marriagemarital跟婚姻有關 So it is sex outside the marriage所以就是婚姻之外的性關係
It is a fairly formal, slightly cold word — newspapers, lawyers, and doctors use it. Everyday speech more often says affair, or talks about cheating.
It is a fairly formal, slightly cold word這是個蠻正式、有點冷冰冰的字 newspapers, lawyers, and doctors use it報紙、律師和醫生會用它 Everyday speech日常說話 more often says affair更常說affair or talks about cheating或直接說劈腿、出軌
It usually describes the relationship or the sex, not the person: you say an extramarital affair, not really an extramarital man. Though actually, the word is about marriage as a legal and social bond, not about whether the people are in love.
It usually describes the relationship or the sex這個字通常是形容關係或性行為本身 not the person不是在形容人 you say an extramarital affair你會說an extramarital affair not really an extramarital man而不太會說an extramarital man Though actually不過其實 the word is about marriage as a legal and social bond這個字談的是婚姻這個法律和社會上的關係 not about whether the people are in love跟兩人是不是相愛沒有關係
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
extramaritaladj/ˌɛkstɹəˈmæɹɪtəl/
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Occurring outside marriage.
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Adulterous.
- David H. Petraeus, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency and one of America’s most decorated four-star generals, resigned on Friday after an F.B.I. investigation uncovered evidence that he had been involved in an extramarital affair.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。