口语积累lady, miss, madam, woman, female情景应用今天是三八妇女节,英文是International Women's Day。在英文中woman/women通常来说还是比较中性的含义,但是中文语境中,“妇女”这个词似乎已经演变为一个贬义词,让人联想到“干家务活的已婚中年女性”,在英文中更接近housewife的含义。英文中尊称女性可以用lady(不分年龄),madam(一般指已婚),miss(一般指未婚),woman和female(更书面)也可以用于中性地描述女性。Would you like another cup of tea, lady?您还要一杯茶吗,女士?She's a very sweet old lady.她是一位非常亲切的老太太。He was with an attractive young lady.他与一位漂亮的年轻女子在一起。Thank you, miss, for your assistance.谢谢您,小姐,谢谢您的帮助。I am terribly sorry, madam.我非常抱歉,夫人。She's ever such a nice woman.她是个非常好的女人。She was a truly remarkable woman.她
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