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

• 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。
• 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。
• If a young woman did not have a dowry, she went into domestic service.
  如果一个年轻女子没有嫁妆，她就要做家政服务赚钱。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Big brother helped out a lot with the wedding dowry.
  哥为了嫁妆的事操了不少心。