pay a dowry (to sb)
dowry 指女方家庭在结婚时付给男方家庭的财物，与男方给女方的聘礼方向相反。
The bride's family had to pay a dowry to the groom's family.
新娘家不得不向新郎家支付嫁妆。
嫁妆；陪嫁
dowries — plural of dowry
天赋；才能；结婚时女方家庭支付给新郎或其家庭的财物,如财产或金钱。；女方出嫁时带给丈夫的钱财或财物；天生的才能或天赋。；嫁妆；[法] 陪嫁物
property or money that a bride's family gives to the groom or his family when she marries
结婚时女方家庭支付给新郎或其家庭的财物,如财产或金钱。
Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
女方出嫁时带给丈夫的钱财或财物
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
天生的才能或天赋。
A natural gift or talent.
The bride's family provided a generous dowry to the groom's family.
新娘家给了新郎家一份丰厚的嫁妆。
用法提示：dowry在此句中作直接宾语，表示新娘家给新郎家的财物。
In some cultures, the dowry is seen as a way to secure the bride's future.
在某些文化中，嫁妆被视为保障新娘未来的方式。
用法提示：dowry作主语，指作为财产的嫁妆。
They argued over the dowry after the engagement was broken off.
婚约解除后，他们因嫁妆问题发生了争执。
用法提示：dowry作介词宾语，表示争执的对象。
dowry 指女方家庭在结婚时付给男方家庭的财物，与男方给女方的聘礼方向相反。
The bride's family had to pay a dowry to the groom's family.
新娘家不得不向新郎家支付嫁妆。
表达“带着嫁妆出嫁”时常用 bring a dowry，也可说 bring a dowry with her。
In the old custom, the bride would bring a dowry with her into her husband's home.
按旧俗，新娘会带着嫁妆进入丈夫家。
as a dowry 在句中说明用途，相当于“作为嫁妆”。
Her parents gave her a chest of handmade linen as a dowry.
她父母给了她一箱手工亚麻布作为嫁妆。
dowry 是可数名词，复数形式为 dowries；表示嫁妆的数量或财产内容时可用 a dowry of…。
Her father promised a dowry of one thousand pounds.
她父亲答应给一千英镑的嫁妆。
gift 在日常英语中用得很广，强调天生的能力，不像 dowry 那样带文学或古雅色彩。
talent 常指可培养、可展示的才艺或能力，比 dowry 更侧重实际表现。
endowment 较正式，常强调智力或艺术方面的天生特质；也可指捐赠，需依语境区分。
aptitude 强调学习或做某事的快速掌握能力，常与 for 连用：an aptitude for languages。
faculty 较正式，多指心智官能（如记忆、判断力），不用来说明嫁妆这类财物义。
grammar · medium
易错句子The groom's family paid a large dowry to the bride's family.
正确表达The groom's family paid a large bride price to the bride's family.
dowry（嫁妆）指新娘家给新郎家的财物；新郎家给新娘家的钱叫 bride price（彩礼）。中文的“彩礼”和“嫁妆”方向不同，此处应改用 bride price。
grammar · medium
易错句子The bride's family gave the groom dowry of gold and silver.
正确表达The bride's family gave the groom a dowry of gold and silver.
dowry 是可数名词，单数前须加 a/an；中文没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。这里应说 a dowry，表示“一份嫁妆”。
取 dowry “女方出嫁时带到夫家的财物/嫁妆”的义项；bride price 指男方家庭付给女方家庭的财物，与 dowry 的支付方向相反，二者不可互换。
嫁妆（dowry）是女方家庭给新郎家的财物；彩礼（bride price）是男方家庭给新娘家的财物，方向相反。
dower 指寡妇从已故丈夫遗产中依法获得的份额，与结婚时女方带到夫家的 dowry 含义和拼写都不同。
dowry 的“天赋”义少见，主要指嫁妆；endowment 常用作“天赋”“才能”或“捐赠基金”，与婚姻支付无关。
给嫁妆
In some cultures, the bride's family is expected to give a dowry to the groom's family.
在一些文化中，女方家庭应当给男方家庭嫁妆。
新娘的嫁妆
The bride's dowry was displayed at the wedding.
新娘的嫁妆在婚礼上展示。
嫁妆制度
The dowry system remains a controversial tradition in modern society.
在现代社会，嫁妆制度仍然是一个有争议的传统。
嫁妆致死（因嫁妆纠纷引发的女性死亡）
Police are investigating another case of dowry death in the city.
警方正在调查该市另一起嫁妆致死案件。
索要嫁妆
The law forbids anyone to demand a dowry from the bride's family.
法律禁止任何人向女方家庭索要嫁妆。
嫁妆由新娘的家庭提供。
嫁妆通常给予新郎或其家庭。
嫁妆是婚姻习俗中的一部分。
嫁妆常在婚礼相关安排中提及。
嫁妆可以是财产或金钱。
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