- Dame
(in the UK) a title given to a woman as a special honour because of the work she has done 女爵士(英国授予有贡献的女性的荣誉称号) Dame Maggie Smith 玛吉 · 史密斯女爵士 She was made a Dame in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. 她被列为女王生日荣誉名单上的女爵士。
- (North American English, old-fashioned, informal)
a woman see also grande dame女人 - (British English) (also pantomime dame)
a female character in a pantomime, that is usually played by a man 女人
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a female ruler): via Old French from Latin domina ‘mistress’.