madam
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mad·am /ˈmædəm/ ●○○ noun 1 TALK TO somebodyWOMAN formal used to address a woman in a polite way, especially a customer in a shop 女士，夫人〔尤用作对商店女顾客的礼貌称呼〕 SYN American English ma'am Are you being served, Madam? 有人接待您吗，夫人？2. Dear Madam formalTCM used at the beginning of a business letter to a woman, when you do not know her name 亲爱的女士〔商业信函的抬头，不知对方姓名时使用〕3. Madam President/Ambassador etc PGTALK TO somebodyused to address a woman who has an important official position 总统/大使阁下等〔对身居要职的女性的称呼〕4. [countable]SY a woman who is in charge of a brothel 鸨母，老鸨5. a (proper) little madam British English informalTELL/ORDER somebody TO DO something a young girl who is very confident and who expects other people to do everything she wants （十足的）大小姐〔指要别人完全听从自己吩咐的自以为是的年轻女子〕
Examples from the Corpus
madam• How do you do, Madam?• But, anyway, I said yes, because I thought I could escape from him easier than from madam.• She wanted to be that kind of madam.• Or do you prefer whisky-and-soda, madam?• As the madam, Daly received the £10 door money.• She was madam, all right, a proper little madam.From Longman Business DictionaryMadamMad‧am /ˈmædəm/ noun1a polite way of addressing a woman, such as a customer in a shopCan I help you Madam?2Dear Madam used at the beginning of a business letter to a woman whose name you do not know3Madam chairman/ambassador/president etc the title used when addressing a woman who has an important positionOrigin madam (1200-1300) Old French ma dame “my lady”mad·am nounChineseSyllable
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madam
mad‧am S3 /ˈmædəm/
noun
SYN ma'am American English:
Are you being served, Madam?
2. Dear Madam formal used at the beginning of a business letter to a woman, when you do not know her name
3. Madam President/Ambassador etc used to address a woman who has an important official position
4. [countable] a woman who is in charge of a brothel
5. a (proper) little madam British English informal a young girl who is very confident and who expects other people to do everything she wants
mad‧am S3 /ˈmædəm/
noun Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: ma dame 'my lady'
1. formal used to address a woman in a polite way, especially a customer in a shop Language: Old French
Origin: ma dame 'my lady'
SYN ma'am American English:
2. Dear Madam formal used at the beginning of a business letter to a woman, when you do not know her name
3. Madam President/Ambassador etc used to address a woman who has an important official position
4. [countable] a woman who is in charge of a brothel
5. a (proper) little madam British English informal a young girl who is very confident and who expects other people to do everything she wants
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