money and/or property that, in some societies, a wife or her family must pay to her husband when they get married （新娘家给新郎的）嫁妆，陪嫁 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- substantial
- small
- …
- give somebody
- pay (somebody)
- have
- …
- system
- death
money and/or property that, in some societies, a husband must pay to his wife’s family when they get married （新郎给新娘家的）彩礼，财礼 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- substantial
- small
- …
- give somebody
- pay (somebody)
- have
- …
- system
- death
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a widow's life interest in her husband's estate): from Anglo-Norman French dowarie, from medieval Latin dotarium, from Latin dotare ‘endow’, from dos, dot- ‘dowry’; related to dare ‘give’.