ma'am

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A form of address for a woman: contraction of madam.
    — Madam me no Madam, but learn to retrench your vvords; and ſay Mam; as yes Mam, and no Mam, as other Ladies VVomen do. Madam! 'tis a year in pronouncing.
  2. A polite and formal way to address a woman.
    — Ma'am, will you be attending the dinner this evening?
  3. A respectful term of address to a woman of higher rank or position.
    — – Sergeant, have the platoon in formation and ready for inspection at 0800. – Aye aye, ma'am.
  4. A title for a married woman. archaic
    — That is Ma'am Smith, the matriarch of the Smith families.
  5. A female schoolteacher; a schoolmarm. US,archaic
动词 v.
  1. To address (a woman) as "ma'am". informal,transitive
    — ["]And, fellas, I've got to tell you that your Texas manners are perfect. Y'all have about ma'amed me to death. But you can call me Lucy from here on out. Got it?" / "Yes, ma'am—I mean, Lucy," Joseph complied, taking the sledgehammer and grinning as he looked from it to the blue wall.

词形变化

ma'ams plural mum alternative ma'ams present,singular,third-person ma'aming participle,present ma'amed participle,past ma'amed past

词汇关系

衍生词
gori mem grandma'am 'm ma'am sandwich ma'am, this is an Arby's ma'am, this is a Wendy's mamsir marm memsahib no'm schoolma'amish schoolmarmish schoolma'am schoolmarm schoolmarmishly schoolmarmishness schoolmarmy thank-you-ma'am wham, bam, thank you ma'am yas'm yes'm yessum yes ma'am
相关词
ma'amselle
并列词
miss mister Mr. mistress Mrs. Ms. sir

词源

词源 1
The noun is a contraction of madam, and represents a regional pronunciation of that word in the United Kingdom. The verb is derived from the noun.
词源 2
The noun is a contraction of madam, and represents a regional pronunciation of that word in the United Kingdom. The verb is derived from the noun.
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