This word is traditionally pronounced dure as in endure, but since it kind of means sour, it's slowly becoming dower.

这个词endure中读作 dure，但由于它有“酸”的意思，所以它慢慢地被念成了dower。

And a dower, a widow with a dower, was known as a dowerger.

并且一个拥有嫁妆权的寡妇被称为嫁妆权人。

And I thought I was the Debbie dower.

- 我还以为我是那个倒霉蛋呢。

Well, like a release from the whole Dower, Gatlin stuff, all our shoulder slumps.

就像从多尔、加特林事件中解脱出来，我们所有的沮丧都消失了。

The other thing, too, about that dower as far as the one third is the other thing.

再说一下关于嫁妆权的那三分之一的问题。

And it was very frequently larger than a dower, but it could also be less than a dower.

而且它通常比嫁妆权更大，但也可能小于嫁妆权。

And as long as there was a dower available, she could choose the larger of the two.

只要还有嫁妆权可用，她就可以选择其中较大的一份。

That result obtained, I shall leave monsieur to lay by as much as he likes for Madeleine, though the king will of course dower her, according to custom.

既然如此，我就让先生随所地为玛德琳留着， 不过按照惯例， 国王当然会赠予她。

The judicious parent, having nothing to bestow or withhold but his blessing, had handsomely settled that dower upon them after a short struggle, and had informed Mr. Pocket that his wife was " a treasure for a Prince" .

这位明智的父母，除了他的祝福之外，没有什么可赐予或隐瞒的，经过短暂的挣扎，他英俊地把嫁妆交给了他们，并告诉口袋先生，他的妻子是" 王子的宝藏" 。