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。 - 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。 - 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。 - After a few moths, the groom and his relatives come for the bride and take her to his home along with the dowry. Together with the bride to the house of the husband, the dowry became the woman's private property in her new home.
过了两三个月以后，新娘及他的亲属们前来接新娘，把她和她的嫁妆一起带回丈夫家。嫁妆跟随妇女由娘家到婆家，成为她们在新家庭中的私产。 - 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。 - She had gold and pearls for her dowry; but her gold was on her head, and her pearls were in her mouth.
她有黄金和珍珠做奁资，不过她的黄金在她的头上，珍珠在她的口中。 - 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。 - We went to check yoon-ju's dowry presents today.
今天我们去看了勇俊的嫁妆。 - 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。 - He married you for dowry.
他娶你是为了你的嫁妆。