Yes/No, ma'am
用于礼貌地回答长官或年长女性。
Yes, ma'am, I'll do it right away.
是的,夫人,我马上做。
淑女
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
淑女
a woman of refinement
Yes, ma'am, I'll do it right away.
是的,夫人,我马上做。
对女性的称呼:madam 的缩写。
A form of address for a woman: contraction of madam.
对女性礼貌且正式的称呼。
A polite and formal way to address a woman.
对地位或职位较高的女性的尊称。
A respectful term of address to a woman of higher rank or position.
Excuse me, ma'am, you dropped your scarf.
打扰一下,女士,您的围巾掉了。
The waitress smiled and asked, "Ma'am, would you like some more coffee?"
女服务员微笑着问:“女士,您要再加点咖啡吗?”
"This box is too heavy for you, ma'am," the young man said, taking it from her hands.
“女士,这个箱子对您来说太重了,”年轻人说着,从她手中接了过去。
用于礼貌地回答长官或年长女性。
Yes, ma'am, I'll do it right away.
是的,夫人,我马上做。
用于礼貌地引起年长女性的注意。
Excuse me, ma'am, you dropped your scarf.
打扰一下,夫人,您掉了围巾。
用于向年长女性或地位较高者表达感谢。
Thank you, ma'am, for your help.
谢谢您,夫人,感谢您的帮助。
用于句首直接称呼年长女性。
Ma'am, your table is ready.
夫人,您的桌子准备好了。
Not this
Excuse me, ma'am, do you know the time? (to a young girl)
Use this
Excuse me, miss, do you know the time?
对年轻女性使用 'ma'am' 不够礼貌,通常用于年长或已婚女性;'miss' 是更合适的称呼。
Not this
Thank you, maam.
Use this
Thank you, ma'am.
英语中 'ma'am' 必须包含撇号,以表示 'madam' 的缩写;缺少撇号是常见拼写错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
是,女士(对女性的礼貌肯定回答)
Yes, ma'am, I understand your instructions.
是,女士,我理解您的指示。
不,女士(对女性的礼貌否定回答)
No, ma'am, we didn't see anyone.
不,女士,我们没看到任何人。
谢谢您,女士(对女性礼貌道谢)
Thank you, ma'am, for your help.
谢谢您,女士,感谢您的帮助。
打扰一下,女士(用于礼貌地引起女性注意)
Excuse me, ma'am, you dropped your scarf.
打扰一下,女士,您掉了围巾。
(对女性的礼貌肯定回答)是,夫人;遵命,女士
When the flight attendant asked if I needed anything, I said, 'Yes, ma'am.'
当空乘问我是否需要什么时,我说:'是的,夫人。'
(对女性的礼貌否定回答)不,夫人;不是,女士
'Are you sure you're not lost?' 'No, ma'am, I have the map right here.'
'你确定没迷路吗?''不,夫人,地图就在我这儿。'
打扰一下,女士。您能告诉我们最近的核动力舰船在哪里吗?
The polite driver said, "Thank you, ma'am, for letting us through."
那位礼貌的司机说:“谢谢您,女士,让我们通过。”
Use ma'am naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 madam 中间的 d 去掉变成 ma'am,记住这个缩写仍是对女士的礼貌尊称,尤其用于长官或长辈。
语域:formal 常见场景:customer service、military/police、addressing an older woman ma’am 是 madam 的缩略形式,通常用于礼貌、正式地称呼女性,多出现在服务业、军队或警察等需要尊重的场合,也常用于称呼年长女性。日常口语中在美式英语里比较常见。
ma'am has two common stressed pronunciations: /mæm/ (rhymes with ham, swam) and /mɑːm/ (rhymes with calm, palm; also with mom and bomb in American English). It is also reduced to /məm/ when unstressed. Beware the lookalike 'maim' /meɪm/, which is pronounced differently.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.