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单词 mastery
释义 mas·tery
\ˈmast(ə)rē, -aas-, -ais-, -ȧs-, -ri\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English maistrie, from Old French, from maistre master + -ie -y — more at master
1.
 a. : the status, position, or authority of a master : control, dominion, sway
  < a sense of mastery and power — B.N.Cardozo >
  < obtained absolute mastery of the government — J.H.Plumb >
  < little could be done to undermine that mastery — P.G.Mackesy >
 b. : the upper hand in a contest or competition : superiority, ascendancy
  < a violent spirit was struggling for the mastery — Gilbert Parker >
 c. archaic : superior force or power
2.
 a. obsolete : a notable achievement or feat
 b. : the possession or a display of skill or technique : freedom from flaws or imperfections
  < cannot attain to the mastery of the great artists — Matthew Arnold >
  < greater intellectual and stylistic mastery than ever before — A.L.Locke >
  < uses … with absolute mastery, the rhythms of actual speech — Randall Jarrell >
 c. : the skill or knowledge in a subject that makes one a master in it : command
  < mastery … over the difficult art — Benjamin Farrington >
  < mastery of managerial techniques — W.H.Whyte >
  < a high degree of mastery in the field — Bulletin of Meharry Medical College >
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