dame

名词 dame:

1. informal terms for a (young) woman
   同义词：doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird
2. a woman of refinement
   同义词：madam, ma'am, lady, gentlewoman

1. Elizabeth have no time for small chat with other dame.
   伊莉莎白没有时间与别的少女们闲聊。
2. He was looking for a dame to shack up with when the police picked him up.
   他正在找女人鬼混的时候，警察把他逮住了。
3. "I wonder if you have anything to say, " says the Dame.
   女士说："我想知道你是否有什麽话要说。"

dame

n.（名词）
Used formerly as a courtesy title for a woman in authority or a mistress of a household.
夫人，女士：以前用作对有权威的妇女或家族中的女主人的尊称

A married woman; a matron.
已婚妇女；夫人
An elderly woman.
年长的妇女
Slang A woman.
【俚语】 女人
Chiefly British
【多用于英国】
A woman holding a nonhereditary title conferred by a sovereign in recognition of personal merit or service to the country.
夫人，女士：出于对国家的个人功绩或贡献的承认，而由最高统治者授予非世袭头衔的妇女
The wife or widow of a knight.
爵士夫人：爵士的妻子或遗孀
Used as the title for such a woman.
夫人：用于对这类妇女的称呼

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin domina [feminine of] dominus [lord, master] * see dem-
源自 拉丁语 domina [] dominus的阴性词 [贵族，主人] *参见 dem-