lady

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈleɪ.di/|/ˈlɛj.dɪj/    美 /ˈleɪ.di/|[ˈleɪ.ɾi]|/ˈlæɪ.di/|[ˈlæɪ.ɾi]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The mistress of a household. historical
  2. A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.
    — "I would like the dining room to be fully set by tonight; would you do so?" "Yes, my lady."
  3. The feminine of lord, a lordess.
    — Of all theſe bounds euen from this Line, to this, / With ſhadowie Forreſts, and with Champains rich’d / With plenteous Riuers, and wide-ſkirted Meades / We make thee Lady.
  4. A title for someone married to a lord or gentleman.
  5. A title that can be used instead of the formal terms of marchioness, countess, viscountess, or baroness.
  6. A woman: an adult female human. polite
    — Please direct this lady to the soft furnishings department.
  7. A polite reference or form of address to women. in-plural
    — Ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to be here today. Follow me, ladies!
  8. Used to address a female. slang
    — Hey, lady, move your car!
  9. A wife or girlfriend; a sweetheart. informal
    — It is my Lady, O it is my Loue, O that ſhe knew ſhe were, She ſpeakes, yet ſhe ſayes nothing, what of that?
  10. A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.
    — The ſoldier here his waſted ſtore ſupplies, And takes new valor from the Ladies’ eyes.
  11. A queen (the playing card). slang
  12. Who is a woman. attributive
    — A lady doctor.
  13. Alternative form of Lady. alt-of,alternative
  14. gastric mill, the triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster, consisting of calcareous plates; so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure. archaic
  15. A five-pound note. (Rhyming slang, Lady Godiva for fiver.) UK,slang
  16. A woman’s breast. in-plural,slang
  17. A queen. rare,slang
动词 v.
  1. To address as “lady”.
    — “[…]When I am dead ye’ll mind I said it, my leddy.” “Ah, Elspeth, but do not lady me; say Christine, just wee Christine.[…]”

词形变化

ladies plural ladies present,singular,third-person ladying participle,present ladied participle,past ladied past

词汇关系

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词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz
Proto-West Germanic *hlaib
Old English hlāf
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *daigijǭder.
Old English dǣġe
Old English hlǣfdīġe
Middle English lady
English lady
From Middle English lady, laddy, lafdi, lavedi, from Old English hlǣfdīġe (“mistress of a household, wife of a lord, lady”, literally “bread-kneader”), from hlāf (“bread, loaf”) + dǣġe (“kneader”), related to Old English dǣġe (“maker of dough”) (whence dey (“dairymaid”)). Compare also lord. More at loaf, dairy, dough. Unrelated to lad.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz
Proto-West Germanic *hlaib
Old English hlāf
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *daigijǭder.
Old English dǣġe
Old English hlǣfdīġe
Middle English lady
English lady
From Middle English lady, laddy, lafdi, lavedi, from Old English hlǣfdīġe (“mistress of a household, wife of a lord, lady”, literally “bread-kneader”), from hlāf (“bread, loaf”) + dǣġe (“kneader”), related to Old English dǣġe (“maker of dough”) (whence dey (“dairymaid”)). Compare also lord. More at loaf, dairy, dough. Unrelated to lad.
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