1 (formal 正式) used as a polite way of speaking to a woman, especially to a customer in a shop or restaurant 女士,太太(对妇女的礼貌称呼,尤用于招呼顾客):
Can I help you, madam?太太,你想要买些什么?☞ Look at sir. 参看sir。
2Madam used for beginning a formal letter to a woman when you do not know her name (用于正式信函的开头,以称呼不知姓名的妇女):
Dear Madam, I am writing in reply...敬启者:现谨就…回复…
madam/ˋmædəm; ˈmædəm/n 1 a polite word used to talk to a woman who is a customer in your shop, restaurant etc [→ sir] 夫人﹔女士﹔小姐〔对女顾客的尊称〕: Can I help you, madam? 要我帮您吗﹐女士?2 Dear Madam used to begin a formal letter to a woman whose name you do not know 亲爱的女士〔正式书信的抬头﹐不知对方姓名时使用〕
madammadammadamsnoun (no plural)1(formal) a polite way of speaking to a woman: ‘Can I help you, madam?’ asked the shop assistant.2Madama word that you use at the beginning of a formal letter to a woman: Dear Madam …Look at sir.