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 was the wife's right to receive a tenth of all her husband's property.
  妻子的嫁妆使她有权获得其丈夫十分之一的财物。
• 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。
• Big brother helped out a lot with the wedding dowry.
  哥为了嫁妆的事操了不少心。
• The groom and his relatives come for the bride and take her to his home along with the dowry.
  新郎和他的亲戚来接新娘及嫁妆回家。
• 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 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。
• I had to give back a portion of the dowry after the divorce.
  离婚后，我不得不归还我的那份嫁妆。
• Bringing bad harvest and drought as my dowry.
  把歉收和干旱作为嫁妆带过来。
• 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。
• 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。