lady

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lady可表示“女士,夫人,小姐”,也可指“举止文雅的女子,淑女”,是正式和礼貌用语,也是演讲或祝酒词的称呼语,以示尊敬,是可数名词。与其对应的阳性名词是gentleman,有男有女时,一般说ladies and gentlemen。
lady也可表示“女侯爵,女伯爵,爵士夫人”,是对英国拥有某些爵位的贵族妻女的尊称,后面常接“姓”之类的名词,和lady构成专有名词,这时大写Lady。
lady还可作“女主人,主妇”解,但只限于lady of the house一语中。
口语中lady还可作“夫人”“妻子”解。
lady有时还可用作定语,表示性别,意为“女…”。

You can use lady when you are referring to a woman, especially when you are showing politeness or respect.
"Lady" is sometimes used by men as a form of address when they are talking to a woman that they do not know, especially in stores and on the street.
In Britain, Lady is a title used in front of the names of some female members of the nobility, or the wives of knights.