lady
n
1 [C] woman of good manners and dignified behaviour 舉止文雅的女子; 淑女
She's a real lady never loses her temper. 她是個有教養的女子--從來不發脾氣. Cf 參看 gentleman.
2 [C] (esp formerly) woman of good family and social position (尤指舊時)出身高貴有地位的女子
She was a lady by birth. 她出身高貴.
3 [C] (esp in polite use) woman (尤作禮貌用語)女士, 夫人, 小姐
Ask that lady to help you. 請那位小姐幫你忙吧.
The lady at the tourist office told me it opened at 1 pm. 旅行社的那位小姐告訴我下午一點開門.
the old lady next door 隔壁那位老太太
the `tea-lady 女勤雜工
[attrib 作定語]
a lady doctor 女醫師.
4 [C] (US infml 口) (used as a term of address 用作稱呼) woman 女士; 太太; 夫人; 小姐
Hey lady you can't park there! 嘿, 小姐--那兒不能停車!
5 Lady
(a) (esp in the UK) title used with the surname of the wives of some nobles (尤指在英國)夫人(某些貴族妻子的尊稱, 用時帶姓)
Lady (Randolph) Churchill (倫道夫?)邱吉爾夫人.
(b) (esp in the UK) title used with the first name of the daughters of some nobles (尤指在英國)小姐(某些貴族女兒的尊稱, 用時帶名)
Lady Philippa (Stewart) 菲利帕(?斯圖爾特)小姐.
(c) part of an official title of respect 官銜敬稱的一部分:Lady `Mayoress (女)市長閣下
Lady `President (女)總統閣下.
6 Ladies [sing v](Brit) women's public lavatory 女廁所
Is there a Ladies near here? 附近有女廁所嗎?7 (idm 習語) the ,lady of the `house woman with authority in a household 女主人; 主婦
Might I speak to the lady of the house? 我可以和府上女主人說句話嗎? one's young lady/young man => young. lady, 1 POLITE ADDRESS Ladies and gentlemen are used as the plural forms of sir and madam. 稱謂敬辭
ladies 和 gentlemen sir madam 的復數.
2 REFERRING TO PEOPLE Lady and gentleman are used instead of woman and man to show politeness. 間接敬稱
要用 lady gentleman, woman man.