unmarried after divorce or bereavement; divorced or widowed
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be unmarried after divorce or bereavement; to be divorced or widowed and not remarried
Describes a marital status where someone is single due to divorce or widowhood and has not remarried. Used in both formal sociological contexts and everyday descriptions.
Shī失
hūn婚
fù妇
nǚ女
zài在
shè社
huì会
zhōng中
miàn面
lín临
xǔ许
duō多
tiǎo挑
zhàn战
。
Divorced and widowed women face many challenges in society.
Tā他
shī失
hūn婚
duō多
nián年
，
dú独
zì自
fǔ抚
yǎng养
liǎng两
gè个
hái孩
zi子
。
He has been unmarried after divorce for many years, raising two children alone.
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Suí随
zhe着
lí离
hūn婚
lǜ率
shàng上
shēng升
，
shī失
hūn婚
qún群
tǐ体
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
shòu受
dào到
guān关
zhù注
。
As divorce rates rise, the divorced-and-unremarried population is receiving increasing attention.