ma'am

n. 夫人, 女王, 公主

发音

UK /mæm/
其它
UK /mɑːm/
US /mæm/
US /mɛəm/
US /meəm/

词形变化

ma'ams 复数 ma'ams ma'amed ma'aming ma'ammed ma'amming ma'ams 三单 ma'aming 现在分词 ma'amed 过去式 ma'amed 过去分词

别名

mam mem m'm mum

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A form of address for a woman: contraction of madam.

    美女

  2. 2.

    A polite and formal way to address a woman.

    Ma'am, will you be attending the dinner this evening?

  3. 3.

    A respectful term of address to a woman of higher rank or position.

    – Sergeant, have the platoon in formation and ready for inspection at 0800. – Aye aye, ma'am.

  4. 4.

    A title for a married woman.

    古体

    That is Ma'am Smith, the matriarch of the Smith families.

  5. 5.

    (US, education) A female schoolteacher; a schoolmarm.

    古体
v.
  1. 1.

    To address (a woman) as "ma'am".

    非正式 及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

lady madam dame gentlewoman

上位词 1

woman

下位词 1

grande dame

相关短语

ma'am sandwich ma'am sandwiches wham, bam, thank you ma'am yes ma'am wham bam thank you ma'am

词源

The noun is a contraction of madam, and represents a regional pronunciation of that word in the United Kingdom. The verb is derived from the noun.

来源：wiktionary