Sahib is an old respectful way to speak to, or about, a man with power — especially a British or European man in India in the time of British rule. It sits a little like sir: people said it after a name, or used it alone to mean that man in charge.

SahibSahib is an old respectful way to speak to, or about, a man with power是一種古老、表示尊敬的稱呼方式，用來對一位有權勢的男士說話，或談論他——especially a British or European man in India in the time of British rule尤其是英國統治時期在印度的英國人或歐洲男士。It sits a little like sir它有點像 sir：people said it after a name人們會把它接在名字後面，or used it alone to mean that man in charge或單獨用它來指那位掌權的人。

You will meet it in history and in old stories, not in everyday English in most countries.

You will meet it in history and in old stories你會在歷史和舊時的故事裡遇到它，not in everyday English in most countries但在大多數國家的日常英文裡不會用到。

Though actually, in parts of India and Pakistan people still use sahib as a polite word for a man, so it did not wholly die. A European woman in that old world was sometimes called memsahib.

Though actually, in parts of India and Pakistan people still use sahib as a polite word for a man不過其實，在印度和巴基斯坦的部分地區，人們還是會用 sahib 作為對男士的禮貌稱呼，so it did not wholly die所以這個字並沒有完全消失。A European woman in that old world was sometimes called memsahib在那個舊時代，歐洲女性有時候會被稱為 memsahib。

The word travelled a long way: into English from Hindustani, where it meant “lord”, and before that from Persian, and before that from Arabic, where it meant “companion”.

The word travelled a long way這個字經過了很長的旅程：into English from Hindustani, where it meant "lord"從印度斯坦語進入英文，那裡的意思是「大人」，and before that from Persian再往前是波斯語，and before that from Arabic, where it meant "companion"再更早則是阿拉伯語，在那裡的意思是「同伴」。