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hope chest

/ˈhəʊp tʃest/

翻译: 指传统上年轻女性用来存放家居用品、床上用品和其他物品,为结婚做准备的木箱或箱子。该词现在被认为过时,在现代语境中很少使用。

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/ˈhəʊp tʃest/C1formalamerican已废弃
  • zh指传统上年轻女性用来存放家居用品、床上用品和其他物品,为结婚做准备的木箱或箱子。该词现在被认为过时,在现代语境中很少使用。

A wooden chest or box traditionally used by young women to store household items, linens, and other goods in preparation for marriage. This term is now considered old-fashioned and rarely used in modern contexts.

  1. Trousseau chestB2formalamerican

    A chest or box used by a young woman to store items for her future marriage, such as linens, clothes, and household goods.

    zh嫁妆箱

    • Her grandmother gave her a beautiful wooden hope chest for her 18th birthday.
    • She filled her hope chest with embroidered pillowcases and towels.
    • The tradition of the hope chest has become less common in modern times.