Word · Frequency #6630
dame
女人；娘儿们；少妇
核心释义
非正式用法
informal term for a young woman
- 1.
萨克岛的世袭封建统治者(领主),当头衔由女性持有时
The hereditary feudal ruler (seigneur) of Sark, when the title is held by a woman in her own right.
- 2.
对(年轻)女子的非正式称呼
informal terms for a (young) woman
- 3.
有教养的女子
a woman of refinement
贵妇；淑女；女领主；女封君；萨克岛的世袭封建统治者(领主),当头衔由女性持有时；对(年轻)女子的非正式称呼；有教养的女子
用法In use
That dame over there is the one who helped me with my luggage.
用法提示：dame 作为名词，非正式地指一位女士。
He's been dating a real classy dame from the art gallery.
用法提示：dame 在此句中表示一位有品位的女士。
The old dame who lives next door always waters her garden in the morning.
用法提示：dame 在这里指一位上了年纪的妇女。
a dame
可数名词，泛指一位女子时用不定冠词 a；该义为非正式用法。
He met a dame at the station.
他在车站遇到了一位女子。
the dame
特指某位女子时用定冠词 the。
The dame in the portrait was a woman of refinement.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- grand dame
- 贵妇；老夫人
- She is considered the grand dame of British theatre.她被认为是英国戏剧界的泰斗。
- old dame
- 老妇人
- The old dame next door is very kind.隔壁的老妇人非常善良。
- young dame
- 年轻女人
- A young dame walked into the shop.一个年轻女人走进了商店。
流行文化与引用Pop culture & quotes
- A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.
- 一个懂门道的女人是不会上当的。In the musical Kiss Me, Kate, a character famously says, 'A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.'
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
dame 音似'戴姆'，联想戴钻石的优雅女士。
语境与语域Context & Register
dame 有两种常见用法：非正式地指‘女人’或‘姑娘’；正式地指‘淑女’、‘贵妇人’。前者多见于口语，后者略带文雅色彩。
语法说明Grammar Note
非正式用语，常用于旧式英语
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with 'dame' (pronounced /deɪm/). Be careful with words like 'dam' (/dæm/) or 'damp' (/dæmp/) which have different vowel sounds.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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