dowries
英['daʊri]
美['daʊri]
Noun:
-
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
用作名词 (n.)
- 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。
- 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。