| 单词 | my little lady |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmy little lady little lady n. (a) a young female child, a girl; = little woman n. 2 (also my little lady); (b) (often with the) a man's wife or partner, or (more widely) any woman, often considered condescending or offensive (cf. little woman n. 1). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [noun] > wife wifeeOE womanc1275 peerc1330 spousessc1384 ladyc1390 good lady1502 girl?a1513 spousage1513 little lady1523 the weaker vessel1526 companion1535 wedlock1566 Mrs1572 dame1574 rib?1590 feme1595 fathom1602 feme covert1602 shrew1606 wife of one's bosom1611 kickie-wickiea1616 heifer1616 sposa1624 bosom-partner1633 goodwife1654 little woman1715 squaw1767 the Mrs1821 missus1823 maw1826 lady wife1840 tart1864 mistress1873 mama1916 ball and chain1921 trouble and strife1929 old boot1958 1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell sig. Dii Mi litell lady I may not leue behinde. ?1655 R. Baron Mirza i. 18 How does my little Lady? 1675 R. Head Miss Display'd 72 I speak not this in the dishonor of her, nor any way in reflection to your self, little Lady. 1754 Z. Grey Crit., Hist. & Explanatory Notes Shakespeare I. 57 By'r Laken a parlous fear, By our ladykin, or little lady. 1828 M. R. Mitford Our Village III. 125 She is going to be a governess..and it's to be hoped the little ladies will take kindly to their tables. 1902 Insurance Press 10 Sept. 5/1 If it [sc. death] should come to pass, how would you leave the little lady at home, with her brood and yours? 1979 M. Harris It Looked Like For Ever i. 2 Hilary was the cutest, dearest little thing in the world... Every body asked her, ‘And what are you going to get for Christmas, my little lady?’. 1997 J. Haigh et al. Catch & Release Gloss. 134/1 Pipeline widow. The little lady left in town while her old man is up on the slope doing his seven-twelves, nine on and two off, at Prime Camp. 2014 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 16 Feb. mm18 Though one of the male council members insisted on referring to her as ‘little lady’.., her talent for tough negotiating soon won her the respect of the city's power brokers. < as lemmas |
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