other woman
noun [ C usually singular ] informal uk/ˌʌð.ə ˈwʊm.ən/ us/ˌʌð.ɚ ˈwʊm.ən/
情妇，别的女人
a woman who is having a sexual relationship with someone who is married or in a serious relationship with someone else
She didn't want to just be the other woman, and believed he would leave his wife. 她不想只做情妇，相信他会离开他的妻子。
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- The film starred Norma Shearer as the wronged wife and Joan Crawford as the other woman.
- She was named as the other woman in divorce proceedings.
- What she did not know was that Freddie had two children by his other woman.
- A cheating man cannot leave his phone turned on when with you because his other woman may phone him.