a polite woman;used for addressing a woman
a woman of good manners and behaviour or of high social position
"a nice lady at the library helped me"
"a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"
When you are sent on a Message, deliver it in your own Words..not in the Words of your..Lady.
出自: Swift
误 There are a lot of lady doctors in the hospital.
正 There are a lot of women doctors in the hospital.
误 Ask the woman aviator to come in,but not the girls or the men.
正 Ask the lady aviator to come in,but not the girls or the men.
析 lady可用作定语,表示“女…”。 lady aviator(女飞行员),woman doctor(女医生)均为固定说法。
误 Would you be kind to tell me where the lady's is?
正 Would you be kind to tell me where the ladies is?
析 “女厕所”是ladies,视为单数,不可写成lady's。