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memsahib

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mem·sahib /ˈmemˌsɑːb $ -ˌsɑːhɪb, -ˌsɑːb/ noun [countable]  old-fashionedWOMAN a European woman – used in India 欧洲女子〔用于印度〕
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memsahib
memsahib /ˈmemˌsɑːb $ -ˌsɑːhɪb, -ˌsɑːb/ noun [countable]
old-fashioned a European woman – used in India


mem·sahibBrE /ˈmemsɑːb/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmemsɑːb/ 🔊 nounused in India, especially in the past, to address a married woman with high social status, often a European woman 夫人,太太(尤指旧时印度对来自欧洲等上层社会已婚妇女的称呼)