| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mis•tress /ˈmɪstrɪs/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a woman who has authority, esp. the female head of a household:The servant did whatever the mistress of the house ordered.
- a woman who has a continuing sexual relationship with a man not married to her:He had mistresses in several cities.
- a woman who has control of something:the mistress of a great fortune.
- something thought of as feminine that has control:[sometimes: Mistress]Great Britain, mistress of the seas.
- [Brit.]a female schoolteacher;
schoolmistress.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mis•tress (mis′tris),USA pronunciation n. - a woman who has authority, control, or power, esp. the female head of a household, institution, or other establishment.
- a woman employing, or in authority over, servants or attendants.
- a female owner of an animal, or formerly, a slave.
- a woman who has the power of controlling or disposing of something at her own pleasure:mistress of a great fortune.
- (sometimes cap.) something regarded as feminine that has control or supremacy:Great Britain, the mistress of the seas.
- a women who is skilled in something, as an occupation or art.
- a woman who has a continuing, extramarital sexual relationship with one man, esp. a man who, in return for an exclusive and continuing liaison, provides her with financial support.
- [Brit.]a female schoolteacher;
schoolmistress. - (cap.) a term of address in former use and corresponding to Mrs., Miss, or Ms.
- [Archaic.]sweetheart.
- Middle French, Old French, equivalent. to maistre master + -esse -ess
- Middle English maistresse 1275–1325
|