lady

A2 CET-4 Oxf 3000 初中 FREQ #479 ★★★★☆

n. 淑女, 夫人, 女士, 贵妇

发音

UK /ˈleɪ.di/
US /ˈleɪ.di/
US /ˈleɪ.ɾi/
AU /ˈlæɪ.di/
AU /ˈlæɪ.ɾi/

词形变化

ladies 复数 ladies ladys ladies 三单 ladying ladying 现在分词 ladied 过去式 ladied 过去分词

别名

ladie ladye laydee leddy

教材释义与例句

名词

女士,夫人;小姐;妻子

used as the title of the wife or daughter of a British noblemanor the wife of a knight

Lady Spencer

斯宾塞夫人

释义与例句

n. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    The mistress of a household.

    女主人

    历史
  2. 2.

    A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.

    女士

    贵妇

    "I would like the dining room to be fully set by tonight; would you do so?" "Yes, my lady."

  3. 3.

    The feminine of lord, a lordess.

  4. 4.

    A title for someone married to a lord or gentleman.

  5. 5.

    A title that can be used instead of the formal terms of marchioness, countess, viscountess, or baroness.

  6. 6.

    A woman: an adult female human.

    Please direct this lady to the soft furnishings department.

  7. 7.

    A polite reference or form of address to women.

    太太

    夫人

    女厕所

    复数形式

    Ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to be here today. Follow me, ladies!

  8. 8.

    Used to address a female.

    俚语

    Hey, lady, move your car!

    Hey, ladies, how are you doing?

  9. 9.

    A wife or girlfriend; a sweetheart.

    非正式
  10. 10.

    A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.

  11. 11.

    A queen (the playing card).

    俚语
  12. 12.

    Who is a woman.

    定语

    A lady doctor.

  13. 13.

    Alternative form of Lady.

    宗教
  14. 14.

    gastric mill, the triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster, consisting of calcareous plates; so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure.

    古体
  15. 15.

    A five-pound note. (Rhyming slang, Lady Godiva for fiver.)

    英国 俚语
  16. 16.

    A woman’s breast.

    俚语
  17. 17.

    A queen.

    罕用 俚语 游戏
v.
  1. 1.

    To address as “lady”.

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English lady, laddy, lafdi, lavedi, from Old English hlǣfdīġe (“mistress of a household, wife of a lord, lady”, literally “bread-kneader”), from hlāf (“bread, loaf”) + dǣġe (“kneader”), related to Old English dǣġe (“maker of dough”) (whence dey (“dairymaid”)). Compare also lord. More at loaf, dairy, dough. Unrelated to lad.

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