madam的词源

英文词源

madam

c. 1300, from Old French ma dame, literally "my lady," from Latin mea domina (compare madonna). Meaning "female owner or manager of a brothel" is first attested 1871.

中文词源

madam：夫人，女士

来自古法语ma dame,即my lady.后用于对已婚女士的尊称。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：madam 词源，madam 含义。