Word
missies
/ˈmisi/
noun
少女；姑娘；小姐
missies is the plural of missy.
a young woman
- 1.
A young female, or miss; as a term of mild disparagement, typically used jokingly or rebukingly.
年轻女性,或小姐；作为一种轻微的贬义词,通常用于开玩笑或责备时。
年轻女性,或小姐；作为一种轻微的贬义词,通常用于开玩笑或责备时。；少女；姑娘；小姐
In use
The missy sitting by the window ordered a hot chocolate.
Those missies are practicing their dance routine in the park.
A friendly missy helped me find the train station.
missy (vocative)
常带有警告或亲昵的语气。
Don't you talk back to me, missy.
别跟我顶嘴，小姑娘。
adjective + missy
She's a clever little missy.
她是个聪明的小丫头。
the missy + relative clause
The missy who lives next door is a pianist.
住在隔壁的那个女孩是个钢琴家。
Common mistakes
Hello, missy Smith.Hello, Miss Smith.
将"missy"用作正式称呼语（如小姐）是错误的，因为"missy"是非正式名词，指年轻女孩，而正式头衔应用"Miss"。
There are three missy in the room.There are three missies in the room.
"missy"是可数名词，复数形式应为"missies"，中文学习者容易忽略其复数变化。
Connections
Learner notes
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.