sir
noun
səstrong强读sɝ
noun
1
used
when
speaking
to
a
man
in
order
to
be
polite
or
show
respect
[口] 先生〔对男子的尊称〕
spoken BrE AmE
‘Report
back
to
me
in
an
hour,
sergeant.’
‘Yes,
sir.’
“一小时后向我报告，中士。”“是，长官。”
Can
I
help
you,
sir?
我能为您效劳吗，先生？
Sir!
You
dropped
your
wallet.
先生！您的钱包掉了。
2
Dear Sir/Sirs
used
at
the
beginning
of
a
formal
letter
to
a
man
or
to
people
you
do
not
know
敬启者〔对男子或不知其名者的称呼，用于正式信函的开头〕
3
Sir
a
title
used
before
the
first
name
of
a
KNIGHT
or
BARONET
爵士〔冠于爵士或准男爵名字之前的尊称〕
Sir
Paul
McCartney
保罗．麦卡特尼爵士
Sir
Jasper
贾斯珀爵士
4
used
by
children
at
school
when
speaking
to
or
talking
about
a
male
teacher
[英，口] 老师〔中小学生对男教师的直接或间接称呼〕
BrE spoken
Sir,
I’ve
forgotten
my
homework.
老师，我忘记做家庭作业了。
Look
out
–
sir’s
coming
back!
注意 — 老师回来了！
5
no/yes sir! no/yes siree!
also
又作
used
to
emphasize
a
statement
or
an
answer
to
a
question
[尤美，过时，口] 绝不！/的确！〔用于强调所说的话或对问题的回答〕
especially AmE old-fashioned spoken
I
will
not
have
that
man
in
my
home,
no
sir!
我不要那个人呆在我家里，绝对不行！