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dame AHD[dām] D.J.[deɪm]K.K.[dem]n.(名词)- Used formerly as a courtesy title for a woman in authority or a mistress of a household.夫人,女士:以前用作对有权威的妇女或家族中的女主人的尊称
- A married woman; a matron.已婚妇女;夫人
- An elderly woman.年长的妇女
- Slang A woman.【俚语】 女人
- Chiefly British 【多用于英国】
- A woman holding a nonhereditary title conferred by a sovereign in recognition of personal merit or service to the country.夫人,女士:出于对国家的个人功绩或贡献的承认,而由最高统治者授予非世袭头衔的妇女
- The wife or widow of a knight.爵士夫人:爵士的妻子或遗孀
- Used as the title for such a woman.夫人:用于对这类妇女的称呼
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Latin domina [feminine of] dominus [lord, master] * see dem- 源自 拉丁语 domina dominus的阴性词 [贵族,主人] * 参见 dem-
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