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

Sample Sentence

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.
He gave the harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound's the sweep Of easy wind and dowry flake.
它轻轻地摇了一下佩铃，探询是否出了什么差错。林中毫无回响一片寂静，只有微风习习雪花飘落。
tā qīng qīng de yáo le yí xià pèi líng , tàn xún shì fǒu chū le shén me chā cuò 。 lín zhōng háo wú huí xiǎng yī piàn jì jìng , zhǐ yǒu wēi fēng xí xí xuě huā piāo luò 。
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6.
Among the dowry items, besides silk stuff, there must be a pair of young mulberry trees, silkworm and egg sheets.
嫁妆里，除了丝织品，必须要有两颗桑树幼苗，蚕和卵纸。
jià zhuang lǐ , chú le sī zhī pǐn , bì xū yào yǒu liǎng kē sāng shù yòu miáo , cán hé luǎn zhǐ 。
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7.
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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8.
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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9.
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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10.
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 。
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