dowry

英 [ˈdaʊri]

美 [ˈdaʊri]

n.  (新娘的)嫁妆，陪嫁; (新郎给新娘家的)彩礼，财礼

复数：dowries　

GRETEM8法律

BNC.15383 / COCA.17661

牛津词典

noun

• （新娘的）嫁妆，陪嫁
  money and/or property that, in some societies, a wife or her family must pay to her husband when they get married
• （新郎给新娘家的）彩礼，财礼
  money and/or property that, in some societies, a husband must pay to his wife's family when they get married

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 嫁妆;陪嫁
  A woman'sdowryis the money and goods which, in some cultures, her family gives to the man that she marries.
  1. The money from her dowry was invested in her mother's store.
     她的嫁妆钱都投到了母亲的铺子里。

英英释义

noun

• money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
  Synonym:dowerydowerportion

双语例句

• It is believed that three poor sisters could not marry because they had no money for a dowry.
  据说有三个姐妹因为没钱办嫁妆而不能结婚。
• If a young woman did not have a dowry, she went into domestic service.
  如果一个年轻女子没有嫁妆，她就要做家政服务赚钱。
• She promises, as her dowry, one half of the western empire.
  她许诺，将以帝国的一半，作为她的嫁妆。
• I had to give back a portion of the dowry after the divorce.
  离婚后，我不得不归还我的那份嫁妆。
• Suspicion, discontent, and strife, come in for dowry with a wife& Robert Herrick, poet.
  怀疑、不满和冲突作为嫁妆，随老婆一起到来&罗伯特。赫利克，诗人。
• In societies where the groom had to pay for his bride, the dowry served as a return gift.
  在新郎必须想新娘的佳人支付金钱以迎娶新娘的社会里，嫁妆就起着回赠礼物的作用。
• Perhaps she needs a dowry.
  也可能嫁女需要昂贵的嫁妆。
• The dowry was the wife's right to receive a tenth of all her husband's property.
  妻子的嫁妆使她有权获得其丈夫十分之一的财物。
• The money from her dowry was invested in her mother's store.
  她的嫁妆钱都投到了母亲的铺子里。
• Q traditional dowry normally consists of valuable items such as jewellery embroidered beddings, kitchen utensils and furniture.
  传统嫁妆通常会包括一些值钱的物品，比如珠宝、刺绣的床上用品、厨具和家具。