1 a polite way of saying ‘woman’, especially when you are referring to an older woman （对妇女的尊称，尤指年长妇女）太太，夫人: The old lady next door lives alone. 隔壁的老太太自个儿住。

2 (formal 正式) used when speaking to or about a woman or women in a polite way （作礼貌用语）女士，小姐: Ladies and gentlemen ! (= at the beginning of a speech) 女士们，先生们！（演讲开始时用）Mrs Flinn, there's a lady here to see you. 弗林太太，有位小姐想要见你。

3 a title that is used before the name of a woman who has a high social position （地位高的女子的尊称）夫人，小姐: Lady Elizabeth Groves 伊莉萨白˙格罗夫斯夫人 ☞ Look at lord. 参看lord。