madam
英 [ˈmæd.əm]
美 [ˈmæd.əm]
madam.......买的麽.........夫人,太太(花钱娶来的)
madam 夫人,女士来自古法语ma dame,即my lady.后用于对已婚女士的尊称。
- madam
- c. 1300, from Old French ma dame, literally "my lady," from Latin mea domina (compare madonna). Meaning "female owner or manager of a brothel" is first attested 1871.
- 1. Sue is a thoroughly precocious little madam if ever there was one.
- 休确实是个少见的早熟的小丫头。
- 2. Dear Madam, Thank you for your interest in our Memorial Scheme.
- 尊敬的女士,感谢您对我们的纪念方案的关注。
- 3. "Why, this is nothing but common vegetable soup!"— 'So it is. madam.'
- “怎么回事,这只是普普通通的蔬菜汤!”——“夫人,确实如此。”
- 4. Please follow me, madam.
- 请跟我来,夫人。
- 5. Pardon me, are you finished, madam?
- 对不起,您用完餐了吗,夫人?