dowry

dowry

英/ ˈdaʊri /

美/ ˈdaʊri /

简明
柯林斯

n.嫁妆，陪嫁；天资，天赋；（旧，法律）亡夫遗产

复数
dowries

专业释义
英英释义

1
历史学
- 嫁妆
  The dowry ownership owned by wivesinfluences the people around them deeply.
  妻子对嫁妆的所有权影响了她周围的人。
2
艺术学
- 嫁妆
  The marital payment of home has already experienced the process: from "indirect dowry" to "Pei Song ".
  娘家的婚姻支付经历了从“间接嫁妆”到豪华“陪送”(直接嫁妆)的转化过程。

双语例句
原声例句
权威例句

1
I only need to save up for the dowry, which is manageable.
我只需要给他存嫁妆钱了，这就比较好办了。
2
In that area, women's dowry is more than a symbol of wealth, it is also a symbol of power.
在那个地区，妇女的嫁妆不仅仅是财富的象征，还是权利的象征。
3
And he thought that if I had college debt - a negative dowry - no one would want to marry me.
他还觉得如果我因为上大学而欠了债，那就是一笔价值为负的嫁妆，那样的话就没人愿意娶我了。

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n.
嫁妆；天资；亡夫遗产
talent / dot / endowment

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