missus
noun /ˈmɪsɪz/
/ˈmɪsɪz/
[usually singular] (British English)- (also missis)(informal, becoming old-fashioned) (used after ‘the’, ‘my’, ‘your’, ‘his’
用于 the、my、your 和 his 之后 老婆；妻子 - How's the missus (= your wife)?
你老婆怎么样？ - My missus won’t let me smoke in the house.
我太太不让我在家里抽烟。
- How's the missus (= your wife)?
- (informal) (used especially by young people
尤为年轻人使用 女友 - My missus doesn't like computer games.
我女友不喜欢玩电脑游戏。 - my current missus
我的现任女友
- My missus doesn't like computer games.
- (also missis)(slang, becoming old-fashioned) used by some people as a form of address to a woman whose name they do not know
（称呼不知姓名的妇女）大姐 - Is this your bag, missus?
大姐，这是你的袋子吗？
- Is this your bag, missus?
词源late 18th cent.: representing an informal pronunciation of mistress; compare with Mrs.