lady

英 ['leɪdɪ] 美['ledi]

英英释义考试真题实用场景例句

近义词woman matron madam

反义词

n. 女士，夫人；小姐；妻子

基本词汇中高频词CET6考研TEM4CET4

中文词源

lady 夫人，女士

来自古英语hlaefdige,准备面包的人，女主人，hlaef,面包，词源同loaf,-dige,揉捏，词源同dough,dairy.后用于尊称夫人，女士。比较lord.

词态变化

复数: ladies;

英文词源

lady: lady: [OE] Originally, the term lady denoted a ‘kneader of bread’. It comes from Old English hloefdige, a compound formed from hlǣf ‘bread’ (ancestor of modern English loaf) and an element *dig- ‘knead’ (related to English dough). It is a measure of the symbolic (and actual) importance of bread in medieval households that (like lord, also a derivative of loaf) lady came, as a provider of bread, to be applied to someone in a position of authority within a house.
=> dairy, dough, loaf, lord
lady (n.): c. 1200, lafdi, lavede, from Old English hlæfdige "mistress of a household, wife of a lord," literally "one who kneads bread," from hlaf "bread" (see loaf) + -dige "maid," related to dæge "maker of dough" (see dey (n.1); also compare lord (n.)). The medial -f- disappeared 14c. Not found outside English except where borrowed from it.

Sense of "woman of superior position in society" is c. 1200; "woman whose manners and sensibilities befit her for high rank in society" is from 1861 (ladylike in this sense is from 1580s, and ladily from c. 1400). Meaning "woman as an object of chivalrous love" is from early 14c. Used commonly as an address to any woman since 1890s. Applied in Old English to the Holy Virgin, hence many extended usages in plant names, place names, etc., from genitive singular hlæfdigan, which in Middle English merged with the nominative, so that lady- often represents (Our) Lady's, as in ladybug. Ladies' man first recorded 1784. Lady of pleasure recorded from 1640s.

双语例句

1. Listen here, young lady. Don't you call me that!: 你给我听着，小姐。别那样叫我！

2. In the past he dallied with actresses and lady novelists.: 他过去曾与许多女演员和女小说家调情。

3. He bundled the old lady into her hallway and brutally attacked her.: 他将老妇人推到她家走廊上，并对她一顿暴打。

4. America'sFirst Lady stood on the sweeping staircase of the White House.: 美国第一夫人站在白宫的弧形楼梯上。

5. The old lady cackled, pleased to have produced so dramatic a reaction.: 看到引起如此大的反应，老太太高兴得咯咯笑了起来。

英英释意

1. a polite name for any woman;: "a nice lady at the library helped me"

2. a woman of refinement;: "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"

考试真题

Moderator: Hello Ladies and Gentleman, it gives me great pleasure tointroduce our keynote speaker for today’s session, Dr.Miller

And now, if you'll walk this way, ladies and gentlemen, the next room we're going to see is the room in which the family used to hold their formal dinner parties and even occasionally entertain heads of state and royalty.

As you can see, ladies and gentlemen, the guests were seated very informally around this oval table, which would add to the relaxed atmosphere

And now, ladies and gentlemen, if you'd like to follow me into the great hall…

After sharing the story online, I heard from someone, who identified the lady as Erin Smith.

And both Helena Bonham-Carter, who plays the part of lady Tottington, and Ralph finesse as victor are really funny.

As I squeezed back into my car, I saw the same lady looking in at me.

But when I arrived at the check-in desk at providence, the lady on the desk said: "well, I'm really sorry, I've got some bad news for you-there are no fights from Washington.

I live in the city now, and my paperboy is a lady named edna with three kids.

Many works of fiction appeared without the names of the authors, often with something like "by a lady".

Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?

She told me that some of the children lived with an older lady in a shelter while others slept on the streets.

The competition organizer, Lady Tottington, hires Wallace and Gromit to catch the monster alive.

实用场景例句

There's a lady waiting to see you.: 有位女士等着要见你。

He was with an attractive young lady.: 他与一位漂亮的年轻女子在一起。

the ladies' golf championship: 女子高尔夫球锦标赛

(British English)a tea lady (= a woman who serves tea in an office): （办公室的）上茶女侍

(North Amercian English,approving)She's a tough lady.: 她是个能吃苦耐劳的女士。

a lady doctor/golfer: 女医生 / 高尔夫球手

His wife was a real lady.: 他的妻子真是个娴雅的淑女。

Can I take your coats, ladies?: 女士们，我可以替你们拿大衣吗？

Could I have your attention, ladies and gentlemen ?: 女士们，先生们，请注意！

Listen, lady, don't shout at me.: 听着，女士，别对我大喊大叫的。

the lords and ladies of the court: 宫廷的贵族及夫人

a lady's maid: 贵妇人的贴身女侍

Lady Howe: 豪夫人

Lady Jane Grey: 简·格雷小姐

Could you tell me where the ladies is?: 请告诉我女卫生间在哪里好吗？

Our Lady of Lourdes: 露德圣母

She's a very sweet old lady...: 她是一位很和蔼的老太太。

Shall we rejoin the ladies?: 咱们和女士们会合吧？

Your table is ready, ladies, if you'd care to come through...: 你们的桌位已经准备好了，女士们，请跟我来。

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.: 下午好，女士们，先生们。

...the Empress and ladies of the Imperial Palace...: 皇后与皇宫里的贵妇们

Our governess was told to make sure we knew how to talk like English ladies.: 要求家庭女教师教会我们英国贵妇般的谈吐。

Cockburn's arrival coincided with that of Sir Iain and Lady Noble...: 科伯恩到时正好伊恩爵士和诺布尔夫人也来了。

My dear Lady Mary, how very good to see you.: 亲爱的玛丽夫人，见到您真是太高兴了。

His wife was great as well, beautiful-looking and a real lady...: 他妻子也很招人喜欢，样子俏丽，是位真正的淑女。

A lady always sits quietly with her hands in her lap.: 淑女端坐时总是双手放在膝上，不发一言。

At Temple station, Charlotte rushed into the Ladies.: 一到坦普尔站，夏洛特立即冲进了女厕所。

What seems to be the trouble, lady?...: 您遇到什么麻烦了吗，小姐？

As she left the litter-strewn lot, an angry voice called out to her. 'Hey, lady!': 她正要离开满地垃圾的停车场，一个愤怒的声音朝她大嚷：“喂，小姐！”

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