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
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.- 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 money from her dowry was invested in her mother's store.
英英释义
noun
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - He married you for dowry.
他娶你是为了你的嫁妆。 - The last step before the actual wedding is to negotiate the dowry price.
婚礼前的最后一步是实际谈判的嫁妆价格。 - Big brother helped out a lot with the wedding dowry.
哥为了嫁妆的事操了不少心。 - Perhaps she needs a dowry.
也可能嫁女需要昂贵的嫁妆。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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