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

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。
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。
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。
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。
Bringing bad harvest and drought as my dowry.
把歉收和干旱作为嫁妆带过来。
The wife lost her dowry and her lands.
这个妇人失去了嫁妆和地产。
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。
Her father give her the two book He has write as her dowry
作为她的嫁妆，她父亲将自己写的两本书给了她
We went to check yoon-ju's dowry presents today.
今天我们去看了勇俊的嫁妆。
The cost of the wedding can be viewed as an outgrowth of the dowry custom.
婚礼的费用可被看作是嫁妆习俗的产物。