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 dowry of my wife was very little in that age.
  那个年代，我妻子的嫁妆很少。
• He married you for dowry.
  他娶你是为了你的嫁妆。
• 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。
• We went to check yoon-ju's dowry presents today.
  今天我们去看了勇俊的嫁妆。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Bringing bad harvest and drought as my dowry.
  把歉收和干旱作为嫁妆带过来。
• 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。
• 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。