ma’am
noun[singular]- /mæm//mæm/(North American English) used as a polite way of addressing a woman
(尊称)女士,夫人 - ‘Can I help you, ma'am?’
“要帮忙吗,夫人?”
- ‘Can I help you, ma'am?’
- /mɑːm//mɑːm/(British English) used when addressing the Queen or senior women officers in the police or army
(对女王或高级女警官、女军官的敬称) see also madam
词源mid 17th cent.: contraction of madam.