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。
2. O brother Montague, give me thy hand: This is my daughter's jointure , for no more can I demand. 凯普勒特蒙泰戈兄,把您的手给我;这是给我女儿的聘礼,因为我不能要求更多。
3. The obligation to return the dowry and to pay the jointure (ketubah) served as a good security against divorce on insufficient grounds. 归还陪嫁和支付给妻子应继承的遗产的义务,对理由不充足的离婚起了很好的担保作用。
英英解释
n.
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