| 单词 | mistress |
| 释义 | mistress (once / 112 pages) n A mistress is a female master — she's the one in control. The wardrobe mistress is in charge of costumes for a theater. At some schools, the head of the school is called the headmaster or headmistress. A woman who has an illicit affair — that is, a sexual relationship with someone she's not married to — is also called a mistress. It’s a somewhat old-fashioned word — it’s one-sided, sexist, and often suggests financial support in exchange for sexual favors. On the other hand, history offers some fascinating examples, such the mistress of King Louis XV of France, Madame de Pompadour, renowned for her intelligence and charm. WORD FAMILYmistress: mistresses, postmistress+/postmistress: postmistresses USAGE EXAMPLESThey want him to persuade their husbands to dump their mistresses. Economist(Nov 30, 2016) Never actually writing anything but somehow getting paid to fly to London and be Logan’s mistress? New York Times(Nov 29, 2016) He was said to have had many mistresses but was secretive about his female companions. Washington Post(Nov 26, 2016) 1n an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper fancy woman, kept woman Eva Braun the German mistress of Adolf Hitler (1910-1945) Delilah(Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength concubine, courtesan, doxy, paramour a woman who cohabits with an important man odalisquea woman slave in a harem lover a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage adult female, womanan adult female person (as opposed to a man) 2n a woman master who directs the work of others Hypo|Hyper chatelaine the mistress of a chateau or large country house employer a person or firm that employs workers 3n a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict) Syn|Hyper schoolma'am, schoolmarm, schoolmistress school teacher, schoolteacher a teacher in a school below the college level |
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