单词 | madam |
释义 | madam /mad"euhm/, n. , pl. mesdames /may dam", -dahm"/ for 1; madams for 2, 3. 1. (often cap.) a polite term of address to a woman, originally used only to a woman of rank or authority: Madam President; May I help you, madam? 2. the woman in charge of a household: Is the madam at home? 3. the woman in charge of a house of prostitution. [1250-1300; ME madame < OF, orig. ma dame my lady; see DAME] |
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