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

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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
He married you for dowry.
他娶你是为了你的嫁妆。
Big brother helped out a lot with the wedding dowry.
哥为了嫁妆的事操了不少心。
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。
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。
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。