单词	mistress
释义	mistressmis‧tress /ˈmɪstrɪs/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINmistress Origin: 1200-1300 Old French maistresse, from maistre; ➔ MASTER1 Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Harris claims she was the millionaire's mistress. She thought that her husband had a mistress but could not prove it. The former prime minister's wife and mistress both attended the funeral. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS At midnight Mahendra would ride to his mistress, stay with her until four and then return home. He finally married his mistress Kathleen in jail. I was taken over one by my History mistress. Official concubines became unofficial mistresses, and mistresses became secrets kept from wives. She reappeared, according to this, in Geneva, where she has made contact with Dimitri Volkov and became his mistress. Thesaurus THESAURUS► girlfriend a girl or woman that you have a romantic relationship with, especially for a fairly long time: · Katherine was his first girlfriend. ► partner the person you are married to, or the person you are living with and having a sexual relationship with: · He brought his partner along to the party. ► old flame informal someone who was your girlfriend or boyfriend in the past: · I found a love letter from one of his old flames. ► mistress a woman that a man has a sexual relationship with even though he is married to someone else. Often used when the man is famous or powerful: · The president had a mistress for many years. ► lover someone who you have a sexual relationship with, but who you are not married to: · He was going to meet his secret lover. ► fiancée the woman who a man is going to marry: · Rod plans to marry his fiancée later this year. ► ex informal a man’s former wife or girlfriend: · My ex looks after the children on Thursdays. ► be going out with somebody if you are going out with a girl or woman, she is your girlfriend: · She’s going out with a guy she met at work. Longman Language Activatorsomeone that you have a romantic or sexual relationship with► girlfriend a girl or woman that you have a romantic relationship with, especially for a fairly long time: somebody's girlfriend: · I met my brother's new girlfriend last night.· Katherine is his first girlfriend since breaking up with Maggie.have a girlfriend: · Does Mark have a girlfriend?old/ex-/former girlfriend (=someone who used to be your girlfriend): · Denver police said the suspect had earlier made threats to kill his ex-girlfriend and then himself.serious/steady girlfriend (=a girlfriend that you have a serious romantic relationship with): · Wendell hasn't had a steady girlfriend in years. ► boyfriend a boy or man that you have a romantic relationship with, especially for a fairly long time : somebody's boyfriend: · Josh was my first boyfriend.· All she does is talk about her boyfriend.have a boyfriend: · I was talking to this guy at the bar and he starting asking me whether I was married or had a boyfriend.old/ex-/former boyfriend (=someone who used to be your boyfriend): · Oh, my God! I've just seen Barry, my ex-boyfriend.serious/steady boyfriend (=a boyfriend that you have a serious romantic relationship with): · Sarah's doing well and has a serious boyfriend, Michael, whom she plans to marry next year. ► partner someone that you have a serious romantic and sexual relationship with, especially someone that you live with: · Sweden allows gay partners to receive many of the benefits awarded to heterosexual married couples.sexual partner: · The survey found that only about one of every four men had had ten or more sexual partners over their lifetime. ► mistress a woman who has a sexual relationship with a man who is married to someone else: · She thought that her husband had a mistress but could not prove it.· The former Prime Minister's wife and mistress both attended the funeral. ► lover someone who you have a sexual relationship with, without being married to them: somebody's lover: · That night she received a call from her lover.have a lover: · Over her lifetime, Catherine had many lovers.become lovers: · A few nights later, they became lovers.be lovers: · Kilpatrick claims that she and the congressman were once lovers. ► old flame informal someone who was your girlfriend or boyfriend in the past: · In a box in the closet, I found love letters from one of his old flames.· After 17 years of marriage, he left his wife for an old flame he ran into at a high school reunion. WORD SETS► School academy, nounadvanced, adjectiveAdvanced level, nounA level, nounA/S level, nounassembly, nounbaccalaureate, nounblazer, nounboard, verbboarder, nounboarding school, nounbursar, nouncane, nouncaretaker, nouncarnival, nounchurch school, nounclassroom, nounclasswork, nounCollege Boards, nouncomp, nouncomprehensive school, nounconvent school, nouncorporal punishment, nouncrammer, nounday boy, nounday girl, nounday pupil, nounday school, noundemerit, noundetention, noundictation, noundinner lady, noundiploma, noundomestic science, noundormitory, noundrill, noundrill, verbdriver's education, noundunce, noundunce's cap, nounelementary, adjectiveelementary school, nounfag, nounfeeder school, nounfinishing school, nounform, nounGCE, nounGCSE, noungrade, noungrade school, noungraduate, noungraduate, verbgraduation, noungrammar school, noungrant-maintained, adjectivehead boy, nounhead girl, nounheadmaster, nounheadmistress, nounheadship, nounhead teacher, nounhigh, nounhigh school, nounhome room, nounhomework, nounhonor roll, nounhouse, nounhousemaster, nounhousemistress, nounindustrial arts, nounintermediate school, nounintramural, adjectivejunior, nounjunior high school, nounjunior school, nounlollipop lady, nounmagnet school, nounmake-up, nounmaster, nounmatron, nounmiddle school, nounMilitary Academy, nounminus, adjectivemistress, nounmixed ability, adjectivemonitor, nounmultiplication table, nounO grade, nounold boy, nounold girl, nounO level, nounparochial school, nounPE, nounperiod, nounplus, adjectivepop quiz, nounpractical, nounprefect, nounprep, nounprep, verbpreparatory school, nounpreppy, adjectiveprep school, nounprimary, adjectiveprimary school, nounprimer, nounprivate education, nounprivate school, nounproject, nounPTA, nounPTO, nounpublic school, nounpupil, nounquiz, nounRE, nounrecess, nounreport, nounreport card, nounsatchel, nounschool board, nounschoolboy, nounschoolchild, nounschoolday, nounschool district, nounschoolgirl, nounschool governor, nounschoolhouse, nounschooling, nounschoolkid, nounschool-leaver, nounschoolmaster, nounschoolmate, nounschoolmistress, nounschoolroom, nounschoolteacher, nounschool tie, nounschoolwork, nounsecondary modern, nounsecondary school, nounsemester, nounseminary, nounsenior, nounsenior high school, nounset, nounsex education, nounshop, nounshow and tell, nounsixth form, nounsixth form college, nounsophomore, nounspecial education, nounspecial school, nounspeech day, nounsports day, nounstatement, verbstream, nounstream, verbsubject, nounsubstitute teacher, nounsummer camp, nounsummer school, nounsuperintendent, nounsupply teacher, nounsyllabus, nountermly, adjectivetheme, nountruant, noununit, nounupperclassman, nounupperclasswoman, nounupper school, nounvaledictorian, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► new · They had hardly ever been in this house belonging to Nicholas, and never since it received its new mistress.· And Lily's instinct for the winning side soon tempered her attitude to the new mistress.· And Bridhe and Seumas Ban would make it plain to everyone that the new mistress had their approval. ► old · Now the grand old masters and mistresses of the day, their works were widely published, exhibited and collected.· It was as though her old mistress were drunk, or light-headed with laudanum, so intense was her delight.· She had bid her old mistress farewell the day before.· The question was, on what footing would she now be with her old mistress? ► young · Perhaps the presence of her young mistress made her desist from talk.· When he died aged 85, his young mistress and 10 illegitimate children inherited his money. VERB► become · We shall go on expeditions to the country, and I shall become the mistress of the house.· Official concubines became unofficial mistresses, and mistresses became secrets kept from wives.· She reappeared, according to this, in Geneva, where she has made contact with Dimitri Volkov and became his mistress.· Mrs Murray has chosen Sir Thomas for her daughter Rosalie, who is not averse to becoming the mistress of his estate.· How quickly the young girl he remembered had become the capable mistress of a farm!· After the latter's death in 1947, Kathleen became mistress of his household and his wife in 1954.· Rudd went on to become Boswell's mistress. ► keep · He kept his mistress in an apartment in Moscow.· Lovable but passive William has carried on by keeping a mistress on the side, whose existence is acknowledged by all.· Thomas Jefferson became the third president in 1801 despite published accusations of his seducing two married women and keeping a slave mistress.· Augustine kept a mistress and sired a son out of wedlock. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be (a/the) mistress of something And of course, each girl was the mistress of more than one man. But if Jacquet de la Guerre was a mistress of the grand gesture, Campra's forte was delicate understatement. If she married Pogo, she could do exactly as she pleased and she would be mistress of her own home. ► Mistress 1a woman that a man has a sexual relationship with, even though he is married to someone else:  The prince had shocked society by living openly with his mistress.2British English old-fashioned a female teacher → master:  the new English mistress3the female owner of a dog, horse etc → master4old-fashioned the female employer of a servant → master:  The maid looked nervously at her mistress.5be (a/the) mistress of something if a woman is a mistress of something, she is in control of it, highly skilled at it etc → master:  She appeared to be very much the mistress of the situation.6Mistress old use used with a woman’s family name as a polite way of speaking to her → master
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