| 单词 | madam |
| 释义 | madam From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmadammad‧am /ˈmædəm/ ●○○ noun1 TALK TO somebodyWOMAN formal used to address a woman in a polite way, especially a customer in a shop SYN ma'am American EnglishAre you being served, Madam?2 → Dear Madam3 → Madam President/Ambassador etc4 [countable]SY a woman who is in charge of a brothel5 → a (proper) little madamExamples from the Corpusmadam• How do you do, Madam?• But, anyway, I said yes, because I thought I could escape from him easier than from madam.• She wanted to be that kind of madam.• Or do you prefer whisky-and-soda, madam?• As the madam, Daly received the £10 door money.• She was madam, all right, a proper little madam. From Longman Business DictionaryMadamMad‧am /ˈmædəm/ noun1a polite way of addressing a woman, such as a customer in a shopCan I help you Madam?2Dear Madam used at the beginning of a business letter to a woman whose name you do not know3Madam chairman/ambassador/president etc the title used when addressing a woman who has an important positionOrigin madam (1200-1300) Old French ma dame “my lady” |
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