Madame + [indirect statement/question]
用于正式场合的直接称呼。
Madame, your table is ready.
夫人,您的桌位已准备好。
夫人, 小姐, 太太, 女士, 主妇
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
夫人, 小姐, 太太, 女士, 主妇
title used for a married Frenchwoman
Madame, your table is ready.
夫人,您的桌位已准备好。
相当于夫人或女士的称谓,用于法语女性和(习惯上)某些其他人,缩写为Mme
A title equivalent to Mrs. or Ms., used for French-speaking women and (by custom) certain other individuals. It is abbreviated as Mme.
In the upscale restaurant, the waiters refer to all female customers as madames, regardless of their marital status.
在这家高档餐厅,服务员将所有女顾客都称为夫人,不管她们的婚姻状况如何。
She corrected the young man, saying she preferred to be called madame, not mademoiselle.
她纠正了那个年轻人,说她更喜欢被称呼为夫人,而不是小姐。
The letter was addressed to Madame Girard, the new head of the department.
这封信的收件人是吉拉德夫人,新任部门主管。
用于正式场合的直接称呼。
Madame, your table is ready.
夫人,您的桌位已准备好。
相当于 Mrs.,但更正式,用于已婚女性。
Madame Curie was a pioneer in radioactivity.
居里夫人是放射性研究的先驱。
常见于文学作品或历史人物。
I read a novel about Madame Bovary.
我读了一本关于包法利夫人的小说。
Not this
Madame Chen is my teacher.
Use this
Mrs. Chen is my teacher.
Madame是法语中已婚女性的尊称,用于法国女性或特定场合,不应作为通用称呼。英语中应使用Mrs.或Ms.来称呼非法国籍的已婚女性。
Not this
Dear Madame, I am writing to confirm...
Use this
Dear Madam, I am writing to confirm...
在英文书信称呼中,标准拼写为Madam,而非法语拼写madame。注意两者在拼写和使用场景上的区别。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
居里夫人
Madame Curie discovered radium.
居里夫人发现了镭。
杜莎夫人蜡像馆
We visited Madame Tussauds in London.
我们参观了伦敦的杜莎夫人蜡像馆。
包法利夫人
Madame Bovary is a novel by Gustave Flaubert.
《包法利夫人》是古斯塔夫·福楼拜的小说。
部长女士(对女部长的尊称)
Madame Secretary addressed the United Nations.
部长女士在联合国发表了讲话。
主席女士(对女主席的尊称)
Madame Chairman called the meeting to order.
主席女士宣布会议开始。
女主人
The madame of the house welcomed her guests.
女主人欢迎了她的客人。
包法利夫人,就是我。
Gustave Flaubert famously said, 'Madame Bovary, c'est moi.'
古斯塔夫·福楼拜曾说过:‘包法利夫人,就是我。’
Use madame naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
法国贵妇“马大妈”,发音类似madame,意为夫人。
通常用于正式或礼貌地称呼已婚法国女性,多用于书面或尊称场合。
Words ending in -ame like name, same, lame, frame are lookalikes; they are pronounced with /eɪm/ not /əm/. The word madam has the same pronunciation /ˈmædəm/ despite different spelling.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.