英语词汇“mistress”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

mistress

/ˈmɪstrəs

noun

1A woman in a position of authority or control: she is always mistress of the situation, coolly self-possessed...

At the end, the Chinese mistress of ceremonies slipped up by saying ‘goodbye’ in Japanese.
Emancipation changed the nature of plantation mistresses' work but not the plantation's schedule.
Once she recognizes the historical constitution of the plantation mistress, Peterkin elects to reproduce it through her own activities.

1.1 [with modifier] British A female schoolteacher who teaches a particular subject: a Geography mistress...

Despite the frightful sound of it, this acronym does not in fact indicate some child in callipers, nor does it reference what used to be whispered about the preferred proclivities of my biology mistress at school.
And of all the worst teachers, we had to be found by our discipline mistress, the strictest teacher in our whole school.
It was initiated, in part by Marta, Tomas's mistress and the local schoolteacher.

1.2A woman who is skilled in a particular subject or activity: a mistress of the sound bite, she is famed for the acidity of her tongue...

Such a warrior is invariably a veteran, and a mistress of the art of war.
If I hadn't become a successful actor I'd have been a wardrobe mistress, without a doubt.
I am an amateur wardrobe mistress who has been given items of fur over the years.

1.3The female owner of a dog, cat, or other domesticated animal: the cat rubbed itself against its mistress’s legs...

The orange striped black cat purred and stalked towards the pool table, curling through her mistress' legs.

1.4 archaic A female head of a household: he asked for the mistress of the house...

The manner of the mistress of the house showed that she entirely agreed with him.
She was simply to be the mother of his children and mistress of his household.
And as servants they presumably fell under the protection of the master or mistress of the household.

1.5(Especially formerly) a female employer of domestic staff: Mary, go and fetch your mistress some cold chicken...

Servants observed their mistresses behaving exactly as domestics were trained not to act.
Leanne was rather taken aback by her mistress's comment, but nodded.
Although mistresses sometimes taught their female slaves specific skills, slave women themselves normally transmitted those skills from one generation to the next.

2A woman (other than the man’s wife) having a sexual relationship with a married man: Elsie knew her husband had a mistress tucked away somewhere...

He had six sons and two daughters by various wives, concubines and mistresses.
They then abandoned their mistresses and married girls from their own class, who were substantially younger and expected to be virgins.
Clothing may be given only to sisters, mistresses, and wives.

Synonyms

lover, girlfriend, paramour, kept woman, live-in lover;

courtesan, concubine, inamorata, hetaera, sultana

informal fancy woman, bit on the side, gun moll, (little) bit of fluff

British informal girlf

dated lady-love

archaic doxy, leman

2.1 archaic or literary A woman loved and courted by a man.

3 (Mistress) archaic or dialect Used as a title prefixed to the name of a married woman; Mrs.Among the many characters taking part were Mistress Crabby and Master Mandrake, who stopped at the fair on their way to Bolton Abbey.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French maistresse, from maistre 'master'.

miss from Old English:
To miss, meaning ‘to fail to hit’, goes back to Old English. On the surface of it the proverb a miss is as good as a mile is puzzling. The original longer form, from the early 17th century, is clearer: an inch in a miss is as good as an ell (an ell is an old measure of distance, see bow). As a title for a young girl or an unmarried woman miss is a shortening of mistress (Middle English), which itself is from the same Old French root as master (see magistrate).

单词	mistress
释义	mistress /ˈmɪstrəs / noun 1A woman in a position of authority or control: she is always mistress of* the situation, coolly self-possessed... At the end, the Chinese mistress of ceremonies slipped up by saying ‘goodbye’ in Japanese. Emancipation changed the nature of plantation mistresses' work but not the plantation's schedule. Once she recognizes the historical constitution of the plantation mistress, Peterkin elects to reproduce it through her own activities. 1.1 [with modifier]* British A female schoolteacher who teaches a particular subject: a Geography mistress... Despite the frightful sound of it, this acronym does not in fact indicate some child in callipers, nor does it reference what used to be whispered about the preferred proclivities of my biology mistress at school. And of all the worst teachers, we had to be found by our discipline mistress, the strictest teacher in our whole school. It was initiated, in part by Marta, Tomas's mistress and the local schoolteacher. 1.2A woman who is skilled in a particular subject or activity: a mistress of* the sound bite, she is famed for the acidity of her tongue... Such a warrior is invariably a veteran, and a mistress of the art of war. If I hadn't become a successful actor I'd have been a wardrobe mistress, without a doubt. I am an amateur wardrobe mistress who has been given items of fur over the years. 1.3The female owner of a dog, cat, or other domesticated animal: the cat rubbed itself against its mistress’s legs... The orange striped black cat purred and stalked towards the pool table, curling through her mistress' legs. 1.4 archaic* A female head of a household: he asked for the mistress of the house... The manner of the mistress of the house showed that she entirely agreed with him. She was simply to be the mother of his children and mistress of his household. And as servants they presumably fell under the protection of the master or mistress of the household. 1.5(Especially formerly) a female employer of domestic staff: Mary, go and fetch your mistress some cold chicken... Servants observed their mistresses behaving exactly as domestics were trained not to act. Leanne was rather taken aback by her mistress's comment, but nodded. Although mistresses sometimes taught their female slaves specific skills, slave women themselves normally transmitted those skills from one generation to the next. 2A woman (other than the man’s wife) having a sexual relationship with a married man: Elsie knew her husband had a mistress tucked away somewhere... He had six sons and two daughters by various wives, concubines and mistresses. They then abandoned their mistresses and married girls from their own class, who were substantially younger and expected to be virgins. Clothing may be given only to sisters, mistresses, and wives. Synonyms lover, girlfriend, paramour, kept woman, live-in lover; courtesan, concubine, inamorata, hetaera, sultana informal fancy woman, bit on the side, gun moll, (little) bit of fluff British informal girlf dated lady-love archaic doxy, leman 2.1 archaic or literary A woman loved and courted by a man. 3 (Mistress) archaic or dialect Used as a title prefixed to the name of a married woman; Mrs.Among the many characters taking part were Mistress Crabby and Master Mandrake, who stopped at the fair on their way to Bolton Abbey. Origin Middle English: from Old French maistresse, from maistre 'master'. miss from Old English: To miss, meaning ‘to fail to hit’, goes back to Old English. On the surface of it the proverb a miss is as good as a mile is puzzling. The original longer form, from the early 17th century, is clearer: an inch in a miss is as good as an ell (an ell is an old measure of distance, see bow). As a title for a young girl or an unmarried woman miss is a shortening of mistress (Middle English), which itself is from the same Old French root as master (see magistrate). Rhymes headmistress
随便看	have-nots have no use for haven't haven town havenward have-on have one foot in the grave have one over the eight have one's day in court have one's hands full have one's hands tied have one's head screwed on (the right way) have one's heart in one's mouth have one's heart in the right place have one's nose in a book have one's (or its) moments have one's way with have one's will have one's work cut out have one too many have only oneself to blame rubicund rubicundity rubidium rubidium–strontium

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