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

• How could I utter for shame that I keep for my dowry this poverty.
  我又怎能抱愧地说我的妆奁就是贫穷。
• 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。
• 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 wife lost her dowry and her lands.
  这个妇人失去了嫁妆和地产。
• He married you for dowry.
  他娶你是为了你的嫁妆。
• Perhaps she needs a dowry.
  也可能嫁女需要昂贵的嫁妆。
• The dowry of my wife was very little in that age.
  那个年代，我妻子的嫁妆很少。
• 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 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。
• 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。