dowry
名詞
UK/ˈdaʊ.ri/
US/ˈdaʊ.ri/
定義 dowry 名詞
- Countable(可數名詞)
In certain societies, a sum of money or property that a woman's family provides to her husband upon marriage.
嫁妝
In traditional Indian marriages, the dowry remains a significant custom.
在傳統的印度婚姻中，嫁妝仍然是一個重要的習俗。
With societal shifts, the practice of dowry has been diminishing in many regions.
隨著社會的變遷，嫁妝的習俗在許多地區已經逐漸減少。
The couple had disputes over the issue of the dowry.
這對夫妻因為嫁妝的問題發生了爭執。