| 词汇 | trousseau |
| 释义 | trousseau noun[ C ] old-fashioneduk /ˈtruː.səʊ/ us /ˈtruː.soʊ/ a collection of personal possessions, such as clothes, that a woman takes to her new home when she gets married嫁妆 Weddings altar always a bridesmaid, never the brideidiom arranged marriage attendant bachelor party diamond anniversary dower dowry elope elopement nuptials officiant plight pop the questionidiom postnuptial wedding bells wedding breakfast wedding dress wedding gown wedding night Examples of trousseautrousseau The bride's parents settled her dowry, which was usually in the form of cash and a trousseau, setting a timetable for payments. These devices are not (yet) part of the regular trousseau in the village. While indicators of the possible values of dowries are not available, it was not just a trousseau. In addition to earning money through labor and receiving cash from marriage contracts, women received premortem inheritances in the form of trousseaus. It is a trousseau problem—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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It remains an integral part of the traditional bridal wedding trousseau. 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 the trousseau of 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 mortuary trousseau are 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 and trousseau bags. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The trousseau that 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 vast trousseau. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Trousseau was 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's trousseau, 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. Trousseau had 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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