1580s, "Italian lady," from Italian madonna, from Old Italian ma donna (Italian mia donna) "my lady," from ma "my" + donna "lady," from Latin domina (see dame). Sense of "picture or statue of the Virgin Mary" is from 1640s. The U.S. singer/dancer (full name Madonna Louise Ciccone, b.1958) attained to pop stardom in fall 1984.
实用例句
1. Madonna backed out of the project after much wrangling.
多番争吵之后，麦当娜退出了这个项目。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She once sang backup for Madonna.
她曾经为麦当娜伴唱.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. She has a Madonna - like serenity.
她有圣母画像一样的平和.
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4. Not a CD or a suggestion for a leotard ( does Madonna ever wear pants anymore? ).
不是一张CD或者一个关于紧身连衣裤的建议 ( Madonna还穿裤子 吗 ? ).
来自互联网
5. Kimberley : Yes. I saw Madonna once. She was fantastic - she's a really great dancer.