divorced

divorced — adjective

1. A divorced person is someone who has ended their marriage through a formal legal

1.形容詞B1
釋義

A divorced person is someone who has ended their marriage through a formal legal process, so they are no longer married.

例句

Theo is divorced and shares custody of his son with his ex-wife.

be + divorced (state)

The application form had checkboxes for 'single', 'married', and 'divorced.'

divorced as a categorical label

同義詞
  • separated

    less formal than divorced; describes living apart without legal dissolution of the marriage

  • estranged

    more formal and emotional; describes a loss of affection without necessarily being legally divorced

反義詞

文法句型

be + divorced

divorced + noun

用法筆記

Unlike 'separated', which describes a couple living apart without a legal end to the marriage, 'divorced' means the marriage has been formally dissolved by a court.

常見錯誤

❌She is divorce.
✅She is divorced.
💡'divorce' is a noun or verb; the adjective form is 'divorced'.
❌My parents are divorced from 10 years.
✅My parents have been divorced for 10 years.
💡use 'have been' + 'for' to talk about duration, not the simple present.

2. not connected with or based on something, especially reality, facts, or people's

2.形容詞B2
釋義

not connected with or based on something, especially reality, facts, or people's real needs

例句

The new policy seemed completely divorced from the needs of local communities.

divorced from the needs of [group]

Many students feel their coursework is divorced from the skills they actually need at work.

同義詞
  • detached

    less strong than divorced; suggests emotional distance rather than fundamental disconnection

  • isolated

    focuses on being alone or cut off, not necessarily lacking a basis

  • estranged

    used for personal relationships; in figurative contexts it overlaps but sounds more emotional

反義詞
  • connected to

    opposite — having a basis in or link to something

  • grounded in

    implies being firmly based on reality or facts

文法句型

be divorced from [something]

用法筆記

This sense almost always appears in the pattern 'divorced from + noun'. It is most common in formal or critical contexts — discussing policies, plans, arguments, or ideas that are out of touch with reality.

常見錯誤

❌His ideas are divorced with reality.
✅His ideas are divorced from reality.
💡the correct preposition is 'from', not 'with'.
❌The report was divorced from the truth.' (when you mean it simply differed from the truth)
✅The report was divorced from the facts.
💡'divorced from' implies a complete lack of connection, not just a difference.