lady

lady
(pl. -ies)

a woman (used as a polite or old-fashioned form of reference)
［礼貌或旧式称呼］女士
I spoke to the lady at the travel agency.
我同旅行社那位女士谈过。
[as modifier]a lady doctor.
女医生。
■(the Ladies)(Brit.)a women's public toilet
(英)女厕
■(chiefly N. Amer.)an informal, often brusque, form of address to a woman
(主北美)［非正式、常唐突的称呼］女士
I'm sorry, lady, but you have the wrong number.
对不起，女士，您号码搞错了。
■used as a courteous designation for a female fellow member of the House of Commons
［敬称同属议会下院的女议员］
the Right Honourable Lady has promised me her full support.
该女议员阁下已承诺全力支持我。
a woman of superior social position, especially one of noble birth
（尤指出身高贵的）贵妇人
■a courteous, decorous, or genteel woman
淑女，贵妇
his wife was a real lady, with such nice manners.
他的妻子真是贵妇，举止如此优雅。
■(Lady)a title used by peeresses, female relatives of peers, the wives and widows of knights, etc
贵族夫人（女眷、爵士夫人、遗孀等）的头衔
Lady Caroline Lamb.
卡洛林•兰姆夫人。
■a woman at the head of a household
女主人
he always asked the lady of the house the shade of paint she would like.
他总是询问这家女主人喜欢什么色调的油漆。
(one's lady)(dated)a man's wife
(旧)妻子
welcoming the vice-president and his lady.
欢迎副总裁和夫人。
[as modifier]my lady wife.
我内子。
■(亦作 lady friend)a woman with whom a man is romantically or sexually involved
女情人
■(historical)a woman to whom a man, especially a knight, is chivalrously devoted
(史)男人（尤指骑士）钟情，愿为之献身的女人

常用词组
find the lady

another term for three-card trick
同 three-card trick

it isn't over till the fat lady sings

used to convey that there is still time for a situation to change
仍有转机

ladies who lunch

(informal, often derogatory)women with both the means and free time to meet each other socially for lunch in expensive restaurants
(非正式，常贬)有钱有闲在高级饭店聚会午餐的女士

Lady Bountiful

a woman who engages in ostentatious acts of charity, more to impress others than out of a sense of concern for those in need
施舍给人看的富婆

Lady Luck

chance personified as a controlling power in human affairs
（机遇的拟人化）幸运女神
it seemed Lady Luck was still smiling on them.
似乎幸运女神仍在对他们微笑。

Lady Muck

(Brit. informal)a haughty or pretentious woman (often as a mocking form of address)
(英，非正式)傲慢女士（常用作嘲笑称呼）
it's that woman, Lady Muck herself—who does she think she is?.
就是那女人——傲慢女士——她以为自己是谁啊？。

My Lady

a polite form of address to female judges and certain noblewomen
［对女法官和贵妇人的敬称］夫人

派生
ladyhood
noun
语源

Old English hlǣfdīge (denoting a woman to whom homage or obedience is due, such as the wife of a lord or the mistress of a household, also specifically the Virgin Mary), from hlāf 'loaf' + a Germanic base meaning 'knead', related to dough; compare with lord. In Lady Day and other compounds where it signifies possession, it represents the Old English genitive hlǣfdīgan ('Our) Lady's'

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