dower

['dauə]

n.嫁妆, 天赋, 亡夫遗产
v.给以嫁妆

n.

1. (寡妇应分得的)亡夫遗产[C][U]

2. 【古】【诗】嫁妆[C]

3. 天赋; 天资[S]

a dower of good health

天赋的健康

vt.

1. 给……亡夫遗产; 给……嫁妆

2. 赋予(才能等)[(+with)]

Nature has dowered her with both beauty and brains.

大自然赋予她美貌与智慧。

词形变化

动词过去式: dowered | 动词过去分词: dowered | 动词现在分词: dowering | 动词第三人称单数: dowers |

英英释义

名词 dower:

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

同义词：dowry, dowery, portion

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

动词 dower:

furnish with an endowment

同义词：endow

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