| 释义 |
ˈhouse-ˌmistress
1. The mistress of a house.
1875Ruskin Fors Clav. V. lviii. 293 Permitted to the house-mistresses on great occasions. 1887Pall Mall G. 13 May 14/1 This is the sign that she [the bride] may henceforward regard herself as the true housemistress. She crosses the threshold, and the whole party follows.
2. At a girls' school, a person responsible for certain aspects of the supervision of the pupils; in a boarding school, the mistress in charge of one of the boarding houses.
1912A. Brazil New Girl at St. Chad's iii. 42 Her house-mistress would not have been ready to overlook any deficiency in punctuality. 1961Evening Standard 26 July 25/6 (Advt.), Education Committee..House-mistress (non-teaching) required..Technical School for Girls. 1972Daily Tel. 24 Nov. 6/6, I shall continue as housemistress and shall teach mathematics and religious education. 1973Radio Times 8 Nov. 81/1 Miss Gee, housemistress of Guldeford House at Benenden School, recalls Princess Anne's time there. |