Word · Frequency #6630
dame
女人；娘儿们；少妇
informal term for a young woman
非正式用法
- 1.
The hereditary feudal ruler (seigneur) of Sark, when the title is held by a woman in her own right.
萨克岛的世袭封建统治者(领主),当头衔由女性持有时
- 2.
informal terms for a (young) woman
对(年轻)女子的非正式称呼
- 3.
a woman of refinement
有教养的女子
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
In use
That dame over there is the one who helped me with my luggage.
He's been dating a real classy dame from the art gallery.
The old dame who lives next door always waters her garden in the morning.
a [adjective] dame
非正式用法，形容词修饰女士。
She's a tough dame.
她是个难缠的女人。
the dame
非正式，特指某位女士。
The dame over there is my boss.
那边那位女士是我的老板。
some dame
非正式，泛指某位不知名的女士。
Some dame called for you.
有个女士打电话找你。
Connections
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。
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.'在音乐剧《吻我，凯特》中，一个角色说了句名言：‘一个懂门道的女人是不会上当的。’
- What a dame!
- 好一个娘们！In the film The Big Sleep, Humphrey Bogart's character says 'What a dame!' about a woman.在电影《夜长梦多》中，亨弗莱·鲍嘉的角色评价一个女人时说：‘好一个娘们！’
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dame 音似'戴姆'，联想戴钻石的优雅女士。
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。
Grammar Note
非正式用语，常用于旧式英语
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.
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.