| 词组 | live in sin |
| 释义 | Idiom live in sin humorous to live with someone that you are having a sexual relationship with but are not married to.Last I heard they'd moved in together and were living in sin. (usually in continuous tenses)live in sinTo live with a romantic partner outside of marriage. The phrase is used by those who consider such a situation sinful or those mocking such an assessment. Those two have been living in sin for years—I doubt they'll ever get married. live in sinto live with and have sex with someone to whom one is not married. (Sometimes serious and sometimes jocular.) Would you like to get married, or would you prefer that we live in sin for a few more years? Let's live in sin. There's no risk of divorce. live in sinCohabit outside marriage, as in Bill and Anne lived in sin for years before they got married. This term, dating from the early 1800s, is mostly used in a jocular fashion today, when customs and views are more liberal in this regard. Also see live together. live in sinlive together as though married; cohabit. informal, datedlive in ˈsin(old-fashioned or humorous) live together and have a sexual relationship with somebody, without being married: Are you two married yet or are you still living in sin?live in sin To cohabit in a sexual relationship without being married. live in sin, toTo cohabit outside marriage. This term from the early 1800s, is used mostly jocularly today, given society’s more liberal views. |
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