名詞 dowry:

1. money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
   同義詞：dowery, dower, portion

1. A woman's dowry.
   女人的嫁妝
2. A married woman's personal property exclusive of her dowry, according to common law.
   妻子的財(cái)產(chǎn)按照習(xí)慣法，已婚婦女除嫁妝以外的個(gè)人財(cái)產(chǎn)
3. The bride brought many dowries to her husband.
   新娘帶著很多嫁妝給她丈夫。
4. The dowry of my wife was very little in that age.
   那個(gè)年代，我妻子的嫁妝很少。

dow.ry

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 dow.ries
Money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage.Also called dower
嫁妝：結(jié)婚時(shí)新娘帶給其夫的錢財(cái)也作 dower
A sum of money required of a postulant at a convent.
神職款：修道院神職申請(qǐng)人應(yīng)交付的一筆款項(xiàng)
A natural endowment or gift; a talent.
天賦，天資：自然的稟賦或天才；有天分的人
Archaic See dower
【古語】 參見 dower

來源：
Middle English douerie
中古英語 douerie
from Anglo-Norman douarie
源自 英法語 douarie
from Medieval Latin dôt3rium, dô3rium, dô3ria [dower] * see dower
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 dôt3rium, dô3rium, dô3ria [嫁妝] *參見 dower