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

• 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。
• A bride's parents often buy a whole set of white goods as a dowry.
  新娘的父母通常都买一整套的家用电器作为嫁妆陪嫁。
• The dowry of my wife was very little in that age.
  那个年代，我妻子的嫁妆很少。
• 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。
• Her father give her the two book He has write as her dowry
  作为她的嫁妆，她父亲将自己写的两本书给了她
• 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。
• My Uncle's family are busy preparing for her dowry.
  我舅舅一家人都为她的婚礼嫁妆做了充分的准备。
• 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。
• 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。
• We went to check yoon-ju's dowry presents today.
  今天我们去看了勇俊的嫁妆。