来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：现代早期英国社会 第2集 第2集》

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  she could engage independently in economic life.
  可以自由参与经济生活
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  But a married woman was subject to the
  但如果她结了婚 她就不得不
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  legal doctrine of coverture.
  遵守有夫之妇的法律教条
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  She was described in the law as a femme covert
  她在法律上被称作"隐蔽女子"
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  and her rights were seriously curtailed by coverture.
  她的权利都是被有夫之妇的身份限制的
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  She could hold no goods independently in marriage
  在婚姻中她不能独立持有任何财产
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  unless a separate trust had been erected for her.
  除非有人为她建立一笔单独的信托
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  There was no community of goods.
  没有共有财产
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  Her husband got a life interest in any lands
  她所持有的土地收益在婚后
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  which she brought to the marriage.
  都将归她丈夫所有
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  All of the movable goods of the family were his
  家庭的一切可移动财产都是他的
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  and her rights were limited to her "dower".
  而她的权利仅限于她的"嫁妆"