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 wife lost her dowry and her lands.
  这个妇人失去了嫁妆和地产。
• Perhaps she needs a dowry.
  也可能嫁女需要昂贵的嫁妆。
• Big brother helped out a lot with the wedding dowry.
  哥为了嫁妆的事操了不少心。
• Usually the bride's dowry shall be sent to the bridegroom's family by the day before the wedding day.
  婚礼进行前一天，新娘的嫁妆要被送到新郎家。
• A married woman's personal property exclusive of her dowry, according to common law.
  妻子的财产按照习惯法，已婚妇女除嫁妆以外的个人财产。
• 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
• 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。
• The daughter's dowry or wedding feast is so pitiably small.
  这个女儿的嫁妆或结婚宴席实在寒碜得可怜。
• The dowry of my wife was very little in that age.
  那个年代，我妻子的嫁妆很少。
• We went to check yoon-ju's dowry presents today.
  今天我们去看了勇俊的嫁妆。