ladyship

FREQ #12024

n. 贵妇身分, 夫人, 小姐

发音

UK /ˈleɪ.di.ʃɪp/
US /ˈleɪ.di.ʃɪp/

词形变化

ladyships 复数 ladyships

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Term of respect for a woman of the peerage without using her title.

    "Her ladyship will be unable to attend tonight," he said, with a wink because he hadn't said why.

  2. 2.

    Formal form of address for a lady judge (as opposed to the informal "judge").

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

title

相关短语

first ladyship

词源

From Middle English ladyship; equivalent to lady + -ship.

来源：wiktionary