madam
noun /ˈmædəm/
/ˈmædəm/
- [singular] (formal) used when speaking or writing to a woman in a formal or business situation
夫人;女士 - Can I help you, madam?
要帮忙吗,夫人? - Dear Madam (= used like Dear Sir in a letter)
尊敬的女士/夫人(用于书信开头,同 Dear Sir)
- Can I help you, madam?
- [countable] (especially British English, informal, disapproving) a girl or young woman who expects other people to do what she wants
喜欢支使别人的年轻女子;任性妄为的年轻女子 - She's a proper little madam.
她真是个说一不二的小姑奶奶。
- She's a proper little madam.
- [countable] a woman who is in charge of the prostitutes in a brothel
老鸨;鸨母;妓院女老板
词源Middle English: from Old French ma dame ‘my lady’.