“小姐”作为一种称呼,在我国已有相当长的历史。旧时它曾作为对未婚女子的称呼。《说文解字》中说:“蜀人谓母曰姐。”故称未嫁者加“小”字。宋代,小姐被用来称乐户和妓女等地位低微的女性。例如洪迈的《夷坚志·傅九林小姐》中所记叙的林小姐便是一位乐妓。至清代仍有此称呼,只是不再广泛。赵翼在《陔馀丛考·小姐》中写道:“今南方搢绅家女多称小姐,在宋时则闺阁女称小娘子,而小姐乃贱者之称耳。”可见至清代“小姐” As a kind of address, “Miss” has a long history in China. In the old days it was used as a name for unmarried women. “Shuo Wen Jie Zi” said: “The monk said that the female sister. ” It is said that the unmarried person added “small” character. In the Song Dynasty, Miss was used to describe women of low status such as musicians and prostitutes. For example, Ms. Lin, described in Hong Mai’s “Miss Yi Jianzhi Fu Jiulin,” is a happy lady. To the Qing Dynasty still have this name, but it is no longer extensive. Zhao Yi wrote in “Miss Cong-Kao”: “Most of the southern family members are called Miss. When they were in the Song Dynasty, they were called ”Little Ladies,“ and Miss is the ear. ”Visit to Clear Generation “Miss”