英:[həup tʃest]
美:[hop tʃɛst]
英:[həup tʃest]
美:[hop tʃɛst]
(未婚女子贮存嫁妆用的)嫁妆箱;
noun
a young woman's accumulation of clothes and domestic furnishings (such as silver and linen) kept in anticipation of her marriagealso: a chest for such an accumulation
The first known use of hope chest was in 1911
1 My grad school dissertation explored hope chests and wedding traditions among Turkish women.
2 The only item that appeared to be missing was a .357-caliber pistol Jean kept in her hope chest.
2 嫁妆