密司

From English miss.

密司

1. (dated) miss (title for a young woman)

   • 密司張是曾在急診處受過兩年嚴格訓練的護士，而我們，包括鴨頭，今天才第一次看到人工呼吸的眞面目。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
     密司张是曾在急诊处受过两年严格训练的护士，而我们，包括鸭头，今天才第一次看到人工呼吸的真面目。 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]

     From: 1981, 黃以信, 響自聽筒的彼端, in 《北醫青年》, issue 33

     Mìsī Zhāng shì céng zài jízhěnchù shòu guò liǎng nián yángé xùnliàn de hùshì, ér wǒmen, bāoguā Yātóu, jīntiān cái dìyīcì kàndào réngōng hūxī de zhēnmiànmù.

     Miss Chang is a nurse who has gone through two years of rigorous training at the emergency department, and today was the first time we, including Yatou, saw artificial respiration in real life.

密司

1. (Malaysia, Singapore, chiefly dialectal) nurse

   • 他年約18歲的大女兒在四排坡醫院（中央醫院）做密司（護士），穿起白色制服上班很神氣，和一般讀紅毛書識ABC受英文教育的人一樣，自以為高人一等。 [MSC, trad.]
     他年约18岁的大女儿在四排坡医院（中央医院）做密司（护士），穿起白色制服上班很神气，和一般读红毛书识ABC受英文教育的人一样，自以为高人一等。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2012, 思静, 《狮城往事》, page 84

     Tā nián yuē 18 suì de dànǚ'ér zài Sìpáipō Yīyuàn (Zhōngyāng Yīyuàn) zuò mìsī (hùshì), chuān qǐ báisè zhìfú shàngbān hěn shénqì, hé yībān dú hóngmáoshū shí ABC shòu yīngwén jiàoyù de rén yīyàng, zì yǐwèi gāorényīděng.

     His eldest daughter, who is about 18 years old, is a nurse at the General Hospital. Wearing a white uniform to work, she looks cocky, just like anyone who has studied the white man's books, knows their ABCs, educated in English, thinking that she is superior to others.