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

• The cost of the wedding can be viewed as an outgrowth of the dowry custom.
  婚礼的费用可被看作是嫁妆习俗的产物。
• His family hoped that his bride would bring a large dowry.
  他的家人希望新娘能带来丰厚的嫁妆。
• 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。
• The dowry of my wife was very little in that age.
  那个年代，我妻子的嫁妆很少。
• 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。
• Bringing bad harvest and drought as my dowry.
  把歉收和干旱作为嫁妆带过来。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The wife lost her dowry and her lands.
  这个妇人失去了嫁妆和地产。