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dowry

/ˈdaʊ.ri/

翻译: 指新娘家庭在结婚时赠予新郎或其家庭的金钱、财物或物品;这一习俗在许多文化中已基本过时。

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noun

C1formalcommon已废弃/ˈdaʊ.ri/

A noun referring to money, property, or goods that a bride's family gives to the groom or his family upon marriage, a practice now largely obsolete in many cultures.

  • 🇨🇳指新娘家庭在结婚时赠予新郎或其家庭的金钱、财物或物品;这一习俗在许多文化中已基本过时。
  1. Marriage payment B2 formal

    Money, property, or goods that a bride's family gives to the groom or his family upon marriage.

    • In some cultures, the bride's family provides a dowry to the groom.
    • The dowry included gold jewelry and land.
    • Dowry practices have been criticized as outdated and harmful.

    🇨🇳嫁妆

    同义词: dowerportion

  • dowries plural form
  • dowries' possessive plural form
  • dowry's possessive singular form