dowry
英 [ˈdaʊri] 美 [ˈdaʊri]

n.

嫁妆；

变形

复数：dowries

英英释义

dowry[ 'dauəri ]

• n.money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

  同义词：dowerydowerportion

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Her father gave her the two books he had written as her dowry.
   作为她的嫁妆,她父亲将自己写的两本书给了她。
2. 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。

权威例句

Dowry as Female Competition
The Economics of Dowry and Brideprice
Dowry and Intrahousehold Bargaining: Evidence from China
Bridewealth and dowry in Africa and Eurasia
Dowry and Wife's Welfare: A Theotrical and Empirical Analysis
Dowry and Wife's Welfare: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis
Why Dowry Payments Declined with Modernization in Europe but Are Rising in India
The Ecology of Mating Systems in Hypergynous Dowry Societies
Terror as a Bargaining Instrument: A Case Study of Dowry Violence in Rural India
The Rising Price of Husbands: A Hedonic Analysis of Dowry Increases in Rural India