英汉词典

lady 基本解释

• n. 女士，夫人；小姐；妻子

lady 词态变化

lady 中文词源

来自古英语hlaefdige,准备面包的人，女主人，hlaef,面包，词源同loaf,-dige,揉捏，词源同dough,dairy.后用于尊称夫人，女士。比较lord.

lady 英文词源

lady

lady: [OE] Originally, the term lady denoted a ‘kneader of bread’. It comes from Old English hloefdige, a compound formed from hlǣf ‘bread’ (ancestor of modern English loaf) and an element *dig- ‘knead’ (related to English dough). It is a measure of the symbolic (and actual) importance of bread in medieval households that (like lord, also a derivative of loaf) lady came, as a provider of bread, to be applied to someone in a position of authority within a house.
=> dairy, dough, loaf, lord

lady (n.)

c. 1200, lafdi, lavede, from Old English hlæfdige "mistress of a household, wife of a lord," literally "one who kneads bread," from hlaf "bread" (see loaf) + -dige "maid," related to dæge "maker of dough" (see dey (n.1); also compare lord (n.)). The medial -f- disappeared 14c. Not found outside English except where borrowed from it.

Sense of "woman of superior position in society" is c. 1200; "woman whose manners and sensibilities befit her for high rank in society" is from 1861 (ladylike in this sense is from 1580s, and ladily from c. 1400). Meaning "woman as an object of chivalrous love" is from early 14c. Used commonly as an address to any woman since 1890s. Applied in Old English to the Holy Virgin, hence many extended usages in plant names, place names, etc., from genitive singular hlæfdigan, which in Middle English merged with the nominative, so that lady- often represents (Our) Lady's, as in ladybug. Ladies' man first recorded 1784. Lady of pleasure recorded from 1640s.

lady 词组搭配

lady 英文释义

1. a polite name for any woman;

"a nice lady at the library helped me"

2. a woman of refinement;

"a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"

lady 同义词解析

female, woman, lady

这些名词都有"女性"之意。

female与male"男(性)的，公的，雄的"相对，强调性别，可指人或动物，但除用于科学和统计上外，大多含贬义。

woman与man相对，侧重成年妇女的特点，系成年妇女的通称。

lady与gentleman相对，强调所谓高贵的气质、品德和教养等。也指对女性的礼貌称呼。

madam, Mrs, lady, miss

这些名词均表示对女性的尊称。

madam： 夫人、太太，女士，小姐。与尊称男人的用词sir相对，多用于对已婚或未婚妇女的礼貌称呼，如店员对女顾客的称呼，后面不加姓名。如果已知对方的身份或姓名可在此词后面加上姓名职位。

Mrs： 太太，夫人，是mistress的缩略形式，对已婚妇女的称呼。

lady： 女士，夫人，与gentleman相对，是对女性的礼貌称呼，多用于演讲或祝酒时称呼在场的女性。

miss： 小姐，是对未婚或不知婚姻状况的女性的称呼，与姓氏连用时应大写。

lady 双语例句

1. Listen here, young lady. Don't you call me that!

你给我听着，小姐。别那样叫我！

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2. In the past he dallied with actresses and lady novelists.

他过去曾与许多女演员和女小说家调情。

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3. He bundled the old lady into her hallway and brutally attacked her.

他将老妇人推到她家走廊上，并对她一顿暴打。

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4. America'sFirst Lady stood on the sweeping staircase of the White House.

美国第一夫人站在白宫的弧形楼梯上。

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5. The old lady cackled, pleased to have produced so dramatic a reaction.

看到引起如此大的反应，老太太高兴得咯咯笑了起来。

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lady 实用场景例句

There's a lady waiting to see you.

有位女士等着要见你。

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He was with an attractive young lady.

他与一位漂亮的年轻女子在一起。

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the ladies' golf championship

女子高尔夫球锦标赛

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(British English)a tea lady (= a woman who serves tea in an office)

（办公室的）上茶女侍

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(North Amercian English,approving)She's a tough lady.

她是个能吃苦耐劳的女士。

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a lady doctor/golfer

女医生 / 高尔夫球手

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His wife was a real lady.

他的妻子真是个娴雅的淑女。

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Can I take your coats, ladies?

女士们，我可以替你们拿大衣吗？

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Could I have your attention, ladies and gentlemen ?

女士们，先生们，请注意！

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Listen, lady, don't shout at me.

听着，女士，别对我大喊大叫的。

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the lords and ladies of the court

宫廷的贵族及夫人

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a lady's maid

贵妇人的贴身女侍

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Lady Howe

豪夫人

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Lady Jane Grey

简·格雷小姐

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Could you tell me where the ladies is?

请告诉我女卫生间在哪里好吗？

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Our Lady of Lourdes

露德圣母

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She's a very sweet old lady...

她是一位很和蔼的老太太。

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Shall we rejoin the ladies?

咱们和女士们会合吧？

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Your table is ready, ladies, if you'd care to come through...

你们的桌位已经准备好了，女士们，请跟我来。

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Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.

下午好，女士们，先生们。

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...the Empress and ladies of the Imperial Palace...

皇后与皇宫里的贵妇们

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Our governess was told to make sure we knew how to talk like English ladies.

要求家庭女教师教会我们英国贵妇般的谈吐。

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Cockburn's arrival coincided with that of Sir Iain and Lady Noble...

科伯恩到时正好伊恩爵士和诺布尔夫人也来了。

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My dear Lady Mary, how very good to see you.

亲爱的玛丽夫人，见到您真是太高兴了。

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His wife was great as well, beautiful-looking and a real lady...

他妻子也很招人喜欢，样子俏丽，是位真正的淑女。

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A lady always sits quietly with her hands in her lap.

淑女端坐时总是双手放在膝上，不发一言。

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At Temple station, Charlotte rushed into the Ladies.

一到坦普尔站，夏洛特立即冲进了女厕所。

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What seems to be the trouble, lady?...

您遇到什么麻烦了吗，小姐？

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As she left the litter-strewn lot, an angry voice called out to her. 'Hey, lady!'

她正要离开满地垃圾的停车场，一个愤怒的声音朝她大嚷：“喂，小姐！”

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