fornication
noun [ U ] formal disapproving uk/ˌfɔː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌfɔːr.nəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
私通，通奸
the action of having sex with someone who you are not married to
Adultery is a graver sin than simple fornication. 婚内通奸是一种比简单的私通更严重的罪。
He had no thoughts of fornication in his head. 他脑子里没有通奸的想法。
See: fornicate
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- The drama is full of scenes of fornication and betrayal.
- I stopped consciously thinking about fornication the moment I entered Sheila's flat.
- If she commits fornication, then she has broken the marriage vow.