| 单词 | dowry |
| 释义 | dowry (once / 1944 pages) n In some cultures, the bride or her family pays a certain amount of money or property to the groom when a couple is married. This payment is called a dowry. Traditionally, a woman's family offered a dowry to potential husbands in order to make the match more attractive to the man and his family. The word dowry can actually mean "payment," but it can also refer to whatever property or savings a woman herself brings into a marriage. The Latin word dotare is the root of dowry, and it means "to endow or to portion out." WORD FAMILYdowry: dowries USAGE EXAMPLESPolice say the young woman died in a dispute over dowry, the coercive practice of gift-giving that some say subjugates brides. Washington Post(Dec 09, 2016) Kalawi has sold her gold dowry over the past three years. Seattle Times(Nov 21, 2016) Working in Benin, the photographer and multimedia artist Akpo focuses on the subject of bridal dowries in the Yoruba and Nago communities. The Guardian(Nov 03, 2016) n money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage Syn|Hyper dower, dowery, portion gift something acquired without compensation |
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