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.
威尼斯人称他们的都会为亚得里亚海的新娘，并自满地宣称她与陆地联姻，因为陆地给他们带来了财产。
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.
在一个社群，贫困也是“人们无法负担基本的需要例如孩子的教育经费，医疗保健，或结婚需要的嫁妆或彩礼。
Placing a silver sixpence in the bride’s left shoe is said to be a symbol of wealth.
六便士银币在新娘的左脚鞋子里放一枚六便士银币据说是财富的象征。
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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