missus

noun

/ˈmɪsɪz/

[usually singular] (British English)

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(also missis)
(informal, becoming old-fashioned) (used after ‘the’, ‘my’, ‘your’, ‘his’用于 the、my、your 和 his 之后) a man’s wife老婆；妻子
- How's the missus (= your wife)?你老婆怎么样？
- My missus won’t let me smoke in the house.我太太不让我在家里抽烟。
(informal) (used especially by young people尤为年轻人使用) girlfriend女友
- My missus doesn't like computer games.我女友不喜欢玩电脑游戏。
- my current missus我的现任女友
(also missis)
(slang, becoming old-fashioned) used by some people as a form of address to a woman whose name they do not know（称呼不知姓名的妇女）大姐
- Is this your bag, missus?大姐，这是你的袋子吗？

Word Originlate 18th cent.: representing an informal pronunciation of mistress; compare with Mrs.