dame
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 夫人
演变路径(由近及远)
词源说明
From Middle English dame, dam (“noble lady”), from Old French dame (“lady; term of address for a woman; the queen in card games and chess”), from Latin domina (“mistress of the house”), feminine form of dominus (“lord, master, ruler; owner of a residence”), or from Latin domus (“home, house”). Doublet of domina and donna.
释义(英文)
名词 Noun
- (UK) Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.
- (UK) A matron at a school, especially Eton College.
- (UK, theater) In traditional