missy
missy — 名詞
- missysingular
- missiesplural
1. an informal word used for speaking directly to a girl or young woman whose behav
小姐
對年輕女性的稱呼，常帶不耐煩或責備
an informal word used for speaking directly to a girl or young woman whose behavior you want to correct
Sit down, missy, and tell me exactly where you have been this afternoon.
坐好，小姐，老實告訴我你這整個下午跑去哪裡了。
vocative direct address in commands
I have told you twice already, missy — clean your room before your father gets home.
我已經跟你說過兩次了，小姐——在你爸爸回家前把房間整理乾淨。
You had better hand over that phone, missy, before I call your mother.
你最好把那支手機交出來，小姐，不然我就打電話給你媽媽。
Missy, that kind of rude reply will earn you a week without any video games.
小姐，你講話那麼沒禮貌，我會讓你一個星期不能打電動。
- young lady
more formal and polite, but still carries a tone of mild reprimand
- miss
old-fashioned; a polite form of address without the annoyed tone
文法句型
vocative: used when calling or speaking to someone directly
用法筆記
Almost exclusively found in spoken English. The speaker is typically an older person — a parent, teacher, or other adult — addressing a younger female. The tone is usually impatient, annoyed, or reproachful, not affectionate.
2. a standard size in women's clothing, designed for a slim body shape with a small
少女尺寸
專為纖瘦腰身設計的女裝標準尺寸
a standard size in women's clothing, designed for a slim body shape with a small waist, typically fitting teenagers and young women
This dress comes in missy sizes zero to fourteen.
這件洋裝有零號到十四號的少女尺寸。
missy sizes + size range
Evelyn moved from junior sizes to missy sizes when she turned sixteen.
Evelyn 十六歲時就從青少年尺寸換穿少女尺寸了。
junior vs missy comparison
The store keeps missy sizes on the second floor and plus sizes on the third.
這間店把少女尺寸放在二樓，大尺碼放在三樓。
Chiara asked the shop assistant whether the skirt came in missy sizes with a smaller waist.
Chiara 問店員那件裙子有沒有腰圍較小的少女尺寸。
- misses
the full term; 'missy' is a shortened form of 'misses sizes'
- plus size
clothing size for fuller figures
- junior size
clothing size for teenage girls with a less-developed shape
用法筆記
This is a clothing-industry term. Missy sizes (also called misses sizes) are the standard women's sizes for an average or slim proportionate figure. They differ from junior sizes, which are cut for a younger, less-developed body shape, and from plus sizes for fuller figures.