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

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。

noun

money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
Synonym:dowerydowerportion

We went to check yoon-ju's dowry presents today.
今天我们去看了勇俊的嫁妆。
Q traditional dowry normally consists of valuable items such as jewellery embroidered beddings, kitchen utensils and furniture.
传统嫁妆通常会包括一些值钱的物品，比如珠宝、刺绣的床上用品、厨具和家具。
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。
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。
Big brother helped out a lot with the wedding dowry.
哥为了嫁妆的事操了不少心。
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。
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 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。
Suspicion, discontent, and strife, come in for dowry with a wife& Robert Herrick, poet.
怀疑、不满和冲突作为嫁妆，随老婆一起到来&罗伯特。赫利克，诗人。