dowry

US [ˈdaʊri]
UK ['daʊri]
  • n.（新娘家给新郎的）嫁妆；（新郎给新娘家的）彩礼
  • Web陪嫁；陪送；嫁资
Plural Form：dowries  

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dowry
n.
1.
（新娘家给新郎的）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
2.
（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

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Definition:
AllAll,嫁妆嫁妆,彩礼彩礼,陪嫁陪嫁,陪送陪送,嫁资嫁资
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1.
Before 1926, the main way for a daughter to get property from her father was her dowry or parent's bestowal .
在1926年以前，女性一般没有财产继承权，女儿只有获得妆奁或父母赠与的权利；
zài yī jiǔ èr liù nián yǐ qián , nǚ xìng yì bān méi yǒu cái chǎn jì chéng quán , nǚ ér zhǐ yǒu huò de zhuāng lián huò fù mǔ zèng yǔ de quán lì ;
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2.
After a few months, the groom and his relatives come for the bride and take her to his home along with the dowry.
几个月之后，新朗和他的亲戚到新娘家来，把新娘连同嫁妆一起接回家。
jǐ gè yuè zhī hòu , xīn lǎng hé tā de qīn qi dào xīn niáng jia lái , bǎ xīn niáng lián tóng jià zhuang yì qǐ jiē huí jiā 。
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3.
Some men agreed but most did not; they demanded sweeteners in the form of extra dowry payments from the authorities.
一些男性表示赞同，但大多数则相反；他们要求当局以额外嫁妆的名义给他们点甜头。
yì xiē nán xìng biǎo shì zàn tóng , dàn dà duō shù zé xiāng fǎn ; tā men yāo qiú dāng jú yǐ é wài jià zhuang de míng yì gěi tā men diǎn tián tóu 。
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4.
I confess that as a young girl I loved a man who would not marry me for want of a dowry.
我承认，作为一个年轻的姑娘我喜欢一个人谁不希望我结婚的嫁妆。
wǒ chéng rèn , zuò wéi yī gè nián qīng de gū niang wǒ xǐ huan yī gè rén shuí bù xī wàng wǒ jié hūn de jià zhuang 。
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5.
eg. With his wife's dowry , the young attorney was able to open a law office.
这年轻的律师靠他妻子的嫁妆可以开一家律师事务所。
zhè nián qīng de lǜ shī kào tā qī zi de jià zhuang kě yǐ kāi yì jiā lǜ shī shì wù suǒ 。
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6.
With his wife's dowry, the young attorney was able to open a law office.
这年轻的律师靠他太太的嫁妆，开了一家律师事务所
zhè nián qīng de lǜ shī kào tā tài tài de jià zhuang , kāi le yì jiā lǜ shī shì wù suǒ
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7.
She had gold and pearls for her dowry; but her gold was on her head, and her pearls were in her mouth.
她有黄金和珍珠做奁资，不过她的黄金在她的头上，珍珠在她的口中。
tā yǒu huáng jīn hé zhēn zhū zuò lián zī , bú guò tā de huáng jīn zài tā de tóu shàng , zhēn zhū zài tā de kǒu zhōng 。
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8.
He answered that he would give her twenty thousand crowns for her dowry and half his estate at his death.
他答应说，他准备给她两万克郎作为陪嫁，她死的时候再分给她一半田产。
tā dā ying shuō , tā zhǔn bèi gěi tā liǎng wàn kè láng zuò wéi péi jià , tā sǐ de shí hou zài fēn gěi tā yí bàn tián chǎn 。
9.
I confess. . . as a girl I loved a man who would not marry me for want of a dowry.
我承认，当我还是一个女孩时，我爱上了一个男人，但他不会娶一个没有嫁妆的女孩。
wǒ chéng rèn , dāng wǒ hái shì yī gè nǚ hái shí , wǒ ài shàng le yī gè nán rén , dàn tā bú huì qǔ yī gè méi yǒu jià zhuang de nǚ hái 。
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10.
He also provided a cash dowry, which his mother-in-law used to make rugs and blankets for the couple.
他还给了现金的聘礼，他岳母用来为他们买了地毡和毛毯。
tā huán gěi le xiàn jīn de pìn lǐ , tā yuè mǔ yòng lái wèi tā men mǎi le de zhān hé máo tǎn 。
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