dowry
🇺🇸
/ˈdaʊri/
🇬🇧
/ˈdaʊri/
noun
R
A dowry is money or property that a woman or her family gives to the man she marries. This is done in some cultures as part of the marriage tradition.
The bride's family provided a generous dowry for the couple's new life together.
新娘的家庭为这对新人的共同生活提供了丰厚的嫁妆。
R
In some cultures, a dowry is also the money or property that a man or his family gives to the woman he marries.
As per tradition, the groom's family presented a substantial dowry to the bride's family upon their marriage.
按照传统，新郎的家庭在他们结婚时向新娘的家庭赠送了一笔丰厚的嫁妆。
translation
嫁妆, 聘礼
词形变化
Plural
dowries