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English translation for "dowry"

 
n.
1.嫁妆,嫁资。
2.天赋,天禀,才能。
3.〔古语〕寡妇(继承亡夫的一份)产业。
4.〔古语〕(丈夫给新娘的)财礼。
Example Sentences:
1.He answered that he would give her twenty thousand crowns for her dowry and half his estate at his death .
他答应说,他准备给她两万克郎作为陪嫁,她死的时候再分给她一半田产。
2.They prayed for a mere girl, thinking a large dowry would buy the daughter a husband from a poor family who would take their clan name .
他们祈祷只生一个女儿,他们想,有一大笔陪嫁,就可以招一个穷人家的孩子入赘,由他来继承他们家族的姓氏。
3.Assure your good people that the dowry will be appropriate
和你家人讲准备好嫁妆
4.The dowry of my wife was very little in that age
那个年代,我妻子的嫁妆很少。
5.Sometimes , dowries are paid to the women ' s families
有的时候会付嫁妆给女方的家人。
6.The bride brought many dowries to her husband
新娘带着很多嫁妆给她丈夫。
7.There ' ll be money enough spare yofor ur dowry
那就会有钱给你买嫁妆了
8.But he said we would have to ask for dowry
可是他还说,我们得要嫁妆
9.Because we can ' t afford to give them all decent dowries
因为我们也负担不了他们那么多的嫁妆
10.Because we can ' t afford to give them all decent dowries
因为我们也负担不了他们那么多的嫁妆
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