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.
辞典例句
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.
来自辞典例句