ma'am
n. (對婦女的尊稱)夫人
People sometimes say ma'am as a very formal and polite way of addressing a woman whose name they do not know or a woman of superior rank.
Would you repeat that please, ma'am?
夫人,請重複一遍好嗎?
1. a woman of refinement;
I hope you may be unexpectedly detained, ma'am.
我希望你出乎意外地多在外面耽擱一會兒, 女士.
Order clerk : There's nothing on the menu for a dollar, ma'am.
一美元什麼都不能買, 夫人.
Would that be all right, ma'am?
可以 嗎 ?太太?
Fancy housing ? Not half likely, ma'am ( Russell Baker )
上妓院? 根本不可能, 女士 ( 拉塞爾巴克 )
Certainly, ma'am. Here's a deposit. Please fill it out and sign under name.
當然可以, 女士. 這是一張存摺單, 請填完後簽上名.