(informal or humorous)a man's wife (非正式或幽默)老婆,妻子 I promised the missus I'd be home by eleven. 我答应老婆11点前回家。 ■(informal)used as a form of address to a woman whose name is not known (非正式)[称呼不知名女子]小姐;女士 sit down, missus. 坐下,小姐。
语源
late 18th cent.: representing an informal pronunciation of mistress; compare with Mrs