dowries

n.

嫁妆( dowry的名词复数 )；

1. Her father gave her the two books he had written as her dowry.
   作为她的嫁妆,她父亲将自己写的两本书给了她。
2. His family hoped that his bride would bring a large dowry.
   他的家人希望新娘能带来丰厚的嫁妆。

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The demand for dowries and bride characteristics in marriage: empirical estimates for rural south-central India.