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女士,夫人
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Madam \Mad"am\, n.; pl. {Madams}, or {Mesdames}. [See {Madame}.]
A gentlewoman; -- an appellation or courteous form of address
given to a lady, especially an elderly or a married lady; --
much used in the address, at the beginning of a letter, to a
woman. The corresponding word in addressing a man is Sir.
资料来源 : WordNet®
madam
n 1: a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the
limousine for the grand lady" [syn: {dame}, {ma'am}, {lady},
{gentlewoman}]
2: a woman who runs a house of prostitution [syn: {brothel
keeper}]