dowry

B2 大学 FREQ #9878

n. 嫁妆 [法] 陪嫁物, 嫁妆

发音

US /ˈdaʊəɹi/
其它
UK /ˈdaʊəɹi/
US /ˈdaʊɹi/
UK /ˈdaʊɹi/

词形变化

dowries 复数 dowries dowried dowries 三单 dowrying 现在分词 dowried 过去式 dowried 过去分词

别名

dowery dowrie

教材释义与例句

名词

嫁妆；天资；亡夫遗产

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.

    嫁妆

    陪嫁

    陪送

    妆奁

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Payment by the groom or his family to the bride's family.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    Inheritance from a deceased husband to his widow.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  4. 4.

    A natural gift or talent.

    可数 不可数
  5. 5.

    A large amount.

    可数 非正式 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To bestow a dowry upon.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

portion dower dowery

上位词 1

gift

相关短语

dowry death dowry deaths reverse dowry

词源

From Middle English dowarye, dowerie, from Anglo-Norman dowarie, douarie, from Old French douaire, from Medieval Latin dōtārium, from Latin dōs. Doublet of dower.

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