madam
n. 女士, 夫人
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教材释义与例句
夫人；女士；鸨母
used to address a woman in a polite way, especially a customer in a shop
Are you being served, Madam?
有人接待您吗，夫人？
释义与例句
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1.
A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
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女士
夫人
Mrs Grey wondered if the outfit she was trying on made her look fat. The sales assistant just said, “It suits you, madam”.
Later, Mrs Grey was sitting in her favourite tea shop. “Would madam like the usual cream cakes and patisserie with her tea?” the waitress asked.
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The mistress of a household.
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A conceited or quarrelsome girl.
非正式Selina kept pushing and shoving during musical chairs. The nursery school teacher said she was a bad-tempered little madam.
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A woman who runs a brothel, particularly one that specializes in finding prostitutes for rich and important clients.
俚语After she grew too old to work as a prostitute, she became a madam.
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A hated or contemptuous woman; used as a general term of abuse
印度 贬义 俚语
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To address as "madam".
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To be a madam; to run (a brothel).
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From Middle English madame, from Old French madame, from ma (“my”) + dame (“lady”), from post-classical Latin mea domina. Doublet of Madonna.
来源：wiktionary