Word · Frequency #774
lady
女士,夫人
a polite name for any woman
对女性的礼貌称呼
- 1.
A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.
有教养或上流社会的女性,有权威的女性。
- 2.
An aristocratic title for a woman.
女性的贵族头衔。
- 3.
a polite name for any woman
女士:对任何女性的礼貌称呼
- 4.
The feminine of lord, a lordess.
领主(lord)的女性对应词,女领主。
- 5.
A high priestess.
高级女祭司。
- 6.
a woman of refinement
举止优雅的女子
- 7.
A title for someone married to a lord or gentleman.
对嫁给领主或绅士的女性的称呼。
- 8.
a woman of the peerage in Britain
英国贵族阶层中的女性
- 9.
A title that can be used instead of the formal terms of marchioness, countess, viscountess, or baroness.
可替代侯爵夫人、伯爵夫人、子爵夫人或男爵夫人等正式称谓的头衔。
- 10.
A polite reference or form of address to women.
对女性的礼貌称呼或称呼方式。
- 11.
A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.
骑士向其献上特殊敬意的女性;某人所忠诚或依恋的女性。
- 12.
A woman.
女性。
淑女,贵妇;有教养或上流社会的女性,有权威的女性。;女性的贵族头衔。;女士:对任何女性的礼貌称呼;领主(lord)的女性对应词,女领主。
In use
The lady in the red dress is my aunt.
Please ask that lady if she needs any help.
Several ladies from the neighborhood organized a charity event.
a nice lady at the library helped me
a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady
a lady
用不定冠词泛指一位女士。
She is a kind lady.
她是一位善良的女士。
the lady
用定冠词特指某位女士。
The lady in the red dress is my aunt.
穿红裙子的那位女士是我的阿姨。
Connections
Collocations
- first lady
- 第一夫人
- The first lady attended the charity event.第一夫人出席了慈善活动。
- leading lady
- 女主角
- She played the leading lady in the film.她在电影中扮演女主角。
- old lady
- 老妇人
- An old lady sat on the bench feeding the pigeons.一位老妇人坐在长椅上喂鸽子。
- young lady
- 年轻女士
- A young lady asked for directions.一位年轻女士问路。
- lady of the house
- 女主人
- The lady of the house welcomed the guests.女主人欢迎客人。
- lady friend
- 女性朋友
Learner notes
Memory Tip
lady 音似 '蕾蒂',想象一位被称为蕾蒂的淑女。
Context & Register
[object Object]
Grammar Note
礼貌用语,指女性;复数形式为ladies
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'shady' rhymes exactly with 'lady' (both share /eɪdi/). Others like 'ready', 'steady', 'candy', 'handy', 'sandy' look similar but have different stressed vowels ending in /di/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4,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。
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