| 释义 |
mistress /misˈtris/ noun- (fem of master) a woman employer of servants or head of a house or family
- A woman (or anything personified as a woman) having power of ownership
- A woman teacher, esp in a school
- A woman well-skilled in anything
- A woman loved and courted by a man (archaic)
- A woman involved in an established sexual relationship with a married man, sometimes supported by him financially
- Vocatively madam (archaic and dialect)
- The jack at bowls (Shakespeare)
- (with cap) a title corresponding to the modern form Mrs, once prefixed to the name of any woman or girl (archaic or dialect)
adjective (literary)- Principal
- Leading
- Ruling
transitive verb- To make a mistress of, pay court to as a mistress
- To address as mistress
- To become or be mistress of or over
- (with it) to play the mistress
ORIGIN: OFr maistresse (Fr maîtresse), from LL magistrissa, fem from L magister master misˈtressless adjective misˈtressly adjective misˈtress-ship noun Mistress of the Robes see under robe1 |