| 单词 | dame |
| 释义 | dameTheatre dame /deɪm/ noun [countableC] 1. WOMAN American EnglishAmE old-fashioned informal a woman 女人 2. APT British EnglishBrE a humorous female character in a pantomime (=a special play at Christmas) who is played by a man 〔童话剧中由男性扮演的〕滑稽女人 Examples from the Corpus dame• Annes is a dame of dubious virtue.• But Mrs Pigdon was a sharp-eyed dame for all that.• This was not an ordinary room but rather the boudoir of a grande dame.• You should have seen the dame! Dame noun [countableC] NAME OF A PERSONa British title given to a woman as an honour for achievement or for doing good things, or a woman who has this title 女爵士〔英国的荣誉头衔或指拥有此头衔的女性〕 → Sir Dame Judi Dench 朱迪·丹奇女爵士 She was made a Dame in 1992. 她在1992年被封为女爵士。 Examples from the Corpus Dame• Both Dames Elizabeth and Martha were deaf, so whatever you said or how you said it would not cause any alarm.• But Margaret knew nothing about it, and therefore she could hardly feel that she was a real Dame. (1200-1300) Old French Latin domina “lady of high rank” |
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