dower

英 ['daʊə] 美 ['daʊə]

• n. 嫁妆；天赋；亡夫遗产
• v. 给以嫁妆

英英释义

Noun:

1. money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

2. a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband

Verb:

1. furnish with an endowment;

   "When she got married, she got dowered"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The dower of the woman is very much.
   那个妇女的嫁妆很多。
2. He had so good dower that he could recite all the articals by reading once.
   他有很好的天赋以至于读一遍便能记住所有的文章。
3. She was drinking all day by the dower.
   她用从亡夫处得来的产业整天喝酒。

用作动词 (v.)

1. The father became very upset because he couldn't afford to dower his daughters.
   父亲因为没办法给女儿们办嫁妆,非常难过。

经典引文

• The daughters should be well dowered with Bland money.

  出自： E. Bowen

近反义词

【近义词】

• dowery 嫁妆
• endow 捐助
• dowry 嫁妆
• portion 部分