bridewealth

基本解释

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爲亞得裡亞海的新娘，竝自滿地宣稱她與陸地聯姻，因爲陸地給他們帶來了財産。
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，貧睏也是“人們無法負擔基本的需要例如孩子的教育經費，毉療保健，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裡放一枚六便士銀幣據說是財富的象征。
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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