dowry
dowry 英 [ˈdaʊri] 美 [ˈdaʊri]
n. 嫁妆；天资；亡夫遗产
名词复数:dowries
- In some cultures, the bride or her family pays a certain amount of money or property to the groom when a couple is married. This payment is called a dowry.
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- n. 嫁妆；天资；亡夫遗产
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1. I wonder if the dowry depends on tonnage?
我想知道，难道嫁妆取决于吨位吗？
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2. After a few moths, the groom and his relatives come for the bride and take her to his home along with the dowry.
过了两三个月以后，新娘及他的亲属们前来接新娘，把她和她的嫁妆一起带回丈夫家。
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3. Poorer families can either get a dowry or maybe even marry into a family of higher social standing.
穷的家庭能得到嫁妆，或者甚至可能嫁入一个有较高社会地位的家庭。
- dowry (n.) early 14c., from Anglo-French dowarie, Old French doaire (late 13c.) "dower, dowry, gift," from Medieval Latin dotarium, from Latin dotare "to endow, portion," from dos (genitive dotis) "marriage portion," from PIE *do-ti, from root *do- "to give."
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