| 单词 | trousseau |
| 释义 | trousseau noun[C] old-fashioneduk/ˈtruː.səʊ/us/ˈtruː.soʊ/acollectionofpersonalpossessions, such asclothes, that a womantakesto her newhomewhen she getsmarried 嫁妆Weddings
Examplesoftrousseautrousseau The bride's parents settled her dowry, which was usually in the form of cash and atrousseau, setting a timetable for payments. From theCambridge English Corpus These devices are not (yet) part of the regulartrousseauin the village. From theCambridge English Corpus While indicators of the possible values of dowries are not available, it was not just atrousseau. From theCambridge English Corpus In addition to earning money through labor and receiving cash from marriage contracts, women received premortem inheritances in the form of trousseaus. From theCambridge English Corpus It is atrousseauproblem—everything wears out simultaneously, and that is what is happening in the new towns. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It remains an integral part of the traditional bridal weddingtrousseau. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At one time, these were an indispensable part of thetrousseauof a bride-to-be. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His remains and the mortuarytrousseauare displayed at the museum. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There are also felt prayer rugs andtrousseaubags. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thetrousseauthat was meant for her wedding day she now wears as an enticement to all the local men. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.On the evening before the wedding, a mysterious fire broke out; it was extinguished before the building was destroyed, but not before it destroyed her wedding dress and vasttrousseau. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Trousseauwas considered an outstanding teacher. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The more elaborate shoes could be part of a bride'strousseau, but could also be given as religious offerings or be themselves the object of veneration. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The collection of a "trousseau" was a common coming-of-age rite until approximately the 1950s; it was typically a step on the road to marriage between courting a man and engagement. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Trousseauhad mortgages and other debts which had to be paid off. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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