柯林斯詞典dowry /?da??r?/ (dowries) 1. N-COUNT A woman's dowry is the money and goods which, in some cultures, her family gives to the man that she marries. 嫁妝 返回 dowry劍橋詞典in some societies , an amount of money or property that a woman's parents give to the man she marries 嫁妝，陪嫁 返回 dowry