madam

英 ['mædəm] 美['mædəm]

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复数: madams;

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。”