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单词 mrs.
释义 mrs.
\|misə̇z, |misə̇s, |mizə̇z, |mizə̇s, (|)mis, _məs (in the southern U S these last two forms occur chiefly before a Christian name), (|)miz, _məz sometimes chiefly in substand speech or in the speech of older persons |misərz or |misrə̇s or |mizərz or |mizrə̇s or |mizrə̇z; the forms with z immediately following the first or only vowel occur chiefly in the southern U S\ noun
(plural mrs. \any of the preceding two-syllable pronunciations\ ; or mes·dames \(ˈ)mā|däm, -dam, -daa(ə)m, -dȧm\)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from abbreviation of mistress (I)
1.
 a. — used as a conventional title of courtesy except when usage requires the substitution of a title of rank or the substitution of an honorific or professional title before a married woman's surname
  < spoke to Mrs. Doe >
  < may I have a word with you, Mrs. Doe >
  or sometimes before a married woman's surname with the given name of her husband or her own given name intervening
  < a Mrs. John Doe has left a message for you >
 b. — used before the name of a place (as a country, city) or of a profession or other line of activity (as a sport) or before some epithet (as clever) to form a title applied to a married female viewed or recognized as especially outstanding in or as representative of the thing indicated
  < was elected Mrs. Homemaker >
2. obsolete : mistress
3. obsolete — used as a conventional title of courtesy before the surname or before the given name and surname of an unmarried woman
4. : wife
 < pick up the Mrs. at the five-and-dime — Alan Kapelner >
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