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mademoiselle

/mad-uh-muh-zel, mad-mwuh-, mam-zel; French mad-mwa-zel/US // ˌmæd ə məˈzɛl, ˌmæd mwə-, mæmˈzɛl; French mad mwaˈzɛl //UK // (ˌmædmwəˈzɛl, French madmwazɛl) //

小姐,小姐们

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural mad·e·moi·selles [mad-uh-muh-zelz, mad-mwuh-, mam-zelz], /ˌmæd ə məˈzɛlz, ˌmæd mwə-, mæmˈzɛlz/, mes·de·moi·selles [mey-duh-muh-zel, meyd-mwuh-zel; French meyd-mwa-zel]. /ˌmeɪ də məˈzɛl, ˌmeɪd mwəˈzɛl; French meɪd mwaˈzɛl/.

    • : a French title of respect equivalent to “Miss”, used in speaking to or of a girl or unmarried woman: Mademoiselle Lafitte.Abbreviation: Mlle.
    • : a French governess.
    • : silver perch.

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Examples

  • The praise she got in magazines such as Vanity Fair and Mademoiselle never equaled the attacks that came her way.

  • The former editor of French Vogue is the subject of a documentary, ‘Mademoiselle C,’ about the making of her new magazine.

  • A new documentary about her, Mademoiselle C, opens Wednesday.

  • Mademoiselle C, the highly anticipated documentary about Carine Roitfeld, hits theaters on September 11.

  • Then we came back to New York and I got a job working at Mademoiselle.

  • "The authority of Mademoiselle de La Vauvraye," was the unanswerable rejoinder.

  • For two consecutive seasons he lived in the sunlight of Mademoiselle Duvigne's presence.

  • I introduced him into the salon, and Mademoiselle, after conversing a little while with Madame, consented to receive him.

  • He turned and hurried away to one of the far cottages, where Mademoiselle Reisz was shuffling away.

  • Of course Edna would like to hear Mademoiselle Reisz play; but she feared it would be useless to entreat her.