madam, mrs, lady, miss

名詞 lady:

1. a polite name for any woman
2. a woman of refinement
   同義詞：dame, madam, ma'am, gentlewoman
3. a woman of the peerage in Britain
   同義詞：noblewoman, peeress

1. The lady appeared with a luxurious fur coat.
   那位夫人穿著華貴的毛皮外套來了。
2. She behaved like a lady.
   她舉止端莊象一個(gè)淑女。

la.dy

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 la.dies
A well-mannered and considerate woman with high standards of proper behavior.
淑女：溫文爾雅、考慮周到且舉止行為標(biāo)準(zhǔn)很高的女性

A woman regarded as proper and virtuous.
賢淑的女性：被認(rèn)為是正統(tǒng)的和有德行的女性
A well-behaved young girl.
有教養(yǎng)的少女：舉止文雅的年輕女性
A woman who is the head of a household.
女主人：被認(rèn)為是家庭首腦的女性
A woman, especially when spoken of or to in a polite way.
對(duì)女性的尊稱：尤指那些言談之間很有禮貌的婦女

A woman to whom a man is romantically attached.
情婦：與男性有浪漫關(guān)系的婦女
Informal A wife.
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 妻子
Lady Chiefly British A general feminine title of nobility and other rank, specifically:
Lady 【多用于英國(guó)】 女勛爵：貴族或其他階層的女性頭銜的總稱，尤指：
Used as the title for the wife or widow of a knight or baronet.
騎士之妻的尊稱：用作騎士或準(zhǔn)男爵夫人或寡婦的稱謂
Used as a form of address for a marchioness, countess, viscountess, baroness, or baronetess.
對(duì)有貴族爵位之貴婦的尊稱：用來稱呼女侯爵、女伯爵、女子爵和男爵或女準(zhǔn)男爵的用語(yǔ)
Used as a form of address for the wife or widow of a baron.
男爵之妻的尊稱：用來稱呼男爵夫人或其寡婦的用語(yǔ)
Used as a courtesy title for the daughter of a duke, a marquis, or an earl.
（公爵、侯爵或伯爵）之女的尊稱：用于稱呼公爵、侯爵或伯爵的女兒的禮貌用語(yǔ)
Used as a courtesy title for the wife of a younger son of a duke or marquis.
（公爵，侯爵）的子媳：用于稱呼公爵或侯爵的小兒子的妻子的禮貌用語(yǔ)
The Virgin Mary. Often used withOur.
圣母瑪麗亞。常與our 連用
Slang Cocaine.
【俚語(yǔ)】 可卡因

來源：
Middle English [mistress of a household]
中古英語(yǔ) [家中的女主人]
from Old English hlôfdige * see dheigh-
源自 古英語(yǔ) hlôfdige *參見 dheigh-

Lady, a social term, is properly used as a parallel togentleman in order to emphasize norms expected in civil society or in situations requiring civil courtesies:
女士 這個(gè)社會(huì)稱謂， 常與先生 對(duì)稱，目的是用來強(qiáng)調(diào)文明社會(huì)所需要的規(guī)矩或在需要文明禮節(jié)的場(chǎng)合所應(yīng)有的規(guī)矩：
例句：
She is too much of a lady to tell your secrets to her friends.
她是一個(gè)正統(tǒng)女士，不會(huì)將你的秘密泄露給她的朋友的。

例句：
I believe the lady in front of the cheese counter was here before me.
我相信現(xiàn)在站在乳酪柜臺(tái)前的女士就是剛才站在我跟前的那個(gè)。

Used attributively together with the name of an occupational role,as inlady doctor, the word is widely regarded as condescendingbecause of its implication that the usual person in that role is a man.When the gender of the referent is relevant,the preferred term iswoman.
當(dāng)它用在職業(yè)角色的名稱前時(shí)，如女醫(yī)生 ， 被普遍認(rèn)為是帶有性別特征的，因?yàn)樗凳玖诉@個(gè)職業(yè)角色的扮演者通常應(yīng)是男性。為了使所提到的性別表示更恰當(dāng)，人們更喜歡用woman 這個(gè)詞