mistress

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n. 主妇, 女主人, 情妇

发音

US /ˈmɪs.tɹᵻs/
IN /ˈmɪs.ʈrᵻs/

词形变化

mistresses 复数 mistresses mistressed mistresses 三单 mistressing mistressing 现在分词 mistressed 过去式 mistressed 过去分词

别名

mastress metresse mistresse mistris

教材释义与例句

名词

情妇；女主人；主妇；女教师；女能人

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A woman, specifically one with great control, authority or ownership.

    She was the mistress of the estate-mansion, and owned the horses.

  2. 2.

    A female head of household.

  3. 3.

    A female teacher.

    games mistress

  4. 4.

    The other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations.

    相好的

    情妇

    奸妇

    姘妇

    姘头

    相好

  5. 5.

    A dominatrix.

  6. 6.

    A woman well skilled in anything, or having the mastery over it.

  7. 7.

    A woman regarded with love and devotion; a sweetheart.

  8. 8.

    A married woman; a wife.

    苏格兰
  9. 9.

    A respectful mode of address to a woman.

    古体
  10. 10.

    The jack in the game of bowls.

    废旧
  11. 11.

    A female companion to a master (a man with control, authority or ownership).

  12. 12.

    Female equivalent of master.

  13. 13.

    Female equivalent of mister.

v.
  1. 1.

    Of a woman: to master; to learn or develop to a high degree of proficiency.

    罕用 及物
  2. 2.

    To act or take the role of a mistress.

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

kept woman schoolma'am schoolmarm schoolmistress

上位词 4

woman lover employer schoolteacher

下位词 5

concubine courtesan paramour chatelaine doxy

相关短语

mistress of ceremonies Mistress Santa Claus mistress of the robes Mrs. Claus Jill of all trades, mistress of none Jill of all trades and mistress of none Jill-of-all-trades and mistress of none Jill of all trades but mistress of none wardrobe mistress n. （剧团的）服装女管理员 cruel mistress past mistress ballet mistress n. 女芭蕾教师 bee mistress game mistress dungeon mistress

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂-der.? Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *magisteros Latin magister, magistrum Old French maistre Ancient Greek -ῐσσᾰ (-ĭssă)bor. Latin -issader. Old French -esse Old French maistressebor. Middle English maistresse English mistress From Middle English maistresse, from Old French maistresse (whence French maîtresse), feminine of maistre (“master”). By surface analysis, mist(e)r + -ess.

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