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词汇迷英语词典jointure的中文意思

jointure

英 ['dʒɒɪntʃə] 美['dʒɔɪntʃɚ]

n. 寡妇所得遗产；（丈夫生前指定的）由妻子继承的遗产；连接
vt. 给…指定寡妇授予产

英英释义

1. (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower

2. the act of making or becoming a single unit;: "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"

实用场景例句

She has only her jointure, which will descend to her children.: 她只有她的寡妇所得产, 而那会留给他的孩子们的.

英文词源

jointure (n.): late 14c., "act or fact of being joined," from Old French jointure "a putting together," from Latin iunctura "a joining, juncture" (see juncture). Specific legal sense from mid-15c.

双语例句

1. She has only her jointure, which will descend to her children.: 她只有她的寡妇所得产, 而那会留给他的孩子们的.