bridewealth

基本解釋

Venetians called their city the Bride of the Adriatic and proudly spoke of being wedded to the sea, for it was the sea that brought them wealth.
威尼斯人稱他們的都會為亞得里亞海的新娘，并自滿地宣稱她與陸地聯(lián)姻，因為陸地給他們帶來了財產(chǎn)。
In one community, poverty is also 'when people cannot afford basic needs' such as financing their children's education, healthcare, or the trousseau or bride-wealth needed for marriage.
在一個社群，貧困也是“人們無法負擔基本的需要例如孩子的教育經(jīng)費，醫(yī)療保健，或結婚需要的嫁妝或彩禮。
Placing a silver sixpence in the bride’s left shoe is said to be a symbol of wealth.
六便士銀幣在新娘的左腳鞋子里放一枚六便士銀幣據(jù)說是財富的象征。
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(in some societies) money, property, or services given by a bridegroom to the kinsmen of his bride in order to establish his rights over the woman