1 a polite way of saying ‘woman’, especially when you are referring to an older woman (对妇女的尊称,尤指年长妇女)太太,夫人:
The old lady next door lives alone.隔壁的老太太自个儿住。
2 (formal 正式) used when speaking to or about a woman or women in a polite way (作礼貌用语)女士,小姐:
Ladies and gentlemen ! (= at the beginning of a speech)女士们,先生们!(演讲开始时用)Mrs Flinn, there's a lady here to see you.弗林太太,有位小姐想要见你。
3 a title that is used before the name of a woman who has a high social position (地位高的女子的尊称)夫人,小姐:
Lady Elizabeth Groves伊莉萨白˙格罗夫斯夫人☞ Look at lord. 参看lord。