ma'am

英 [mæm]

美 [mæm]

n.  (尊称)女士，夫人; 对女王或高级女警官、女军官的敬称

COCA.5765

牛津词典

noun

• （尊称）女士，夫人
  used as a polite way of addressing a woman
  1. ‘Can I help you, ma'am?’
     “要帮忙吗，夫人？”
• （对女王或高级女警官、女军官的敬称）
  used when addressing the Queen or senior women officers in the police or army

柯林斯词典

• N-VOC 夫人;太太;女士;小姐
  People sometimes sayma'amas a very formal and polite way of addressing a woman whose name they do not know or a woman of superior rank.
  1. Would you repeat that please, ma'am?
     夫人，请重复一遍好吗？

英英释义

noun

• a woman of refinement
  1. a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady
  Synonym:damemadamladygentlewoman

双语例句

• Ma'am, I really got to be goin'now.
  夫人，我真的很赶时间，要走了。
• "I don't know, ma'am," I said, avoiding her eyes.
  “我不知道，夫人。”我躲开了她的双眼。
• 'I don't know, ma'am, but she was never very strong.
  我也不知道，太太。不过她本来身体就不结实。
• Would you repeat that please, ma'am?
  夫人，请重复一遍好吗？
• Did he express his baggage, ma'am?
  他把行李作快件托运了吗，夫人？
• Pardon me, do you have gills, ma'am?
  请原谅，你有鳃吗，夫人？
• Hairdresser: Not a problem, ma'am.
  美发师：没问题，女士。
• I'm sorry ma'am, I should have told you-there's a five word minimum.
  很抱歉，夫人，我刚才没有告诉您，在我们这登讣告最少也得五个字。
• I am just a person in a cubicle, and I am doing the best I can, ma'am.
  我只是个小隔间里上班族，一个努力做好本职工作的人。
• 'Then why don't you promise, ma'am? I don't think people would think it wrong.
  那你为什么不答应他呢，太太？我想人们不会觉得这有什么错的。