| 释义 |
mistress/ˈmistris/n. 1 a female head of a household 女主人；主妇 2a a woman in authority over others 有权女性 b the female owner of a pet 宠物的女主人 3 a woman with power to control etc. 有控制(或支配等)作用的女子 often foll. by 常后跟 of: mistress of the situation 能控制局面的女子 4 Brit. [英]a a female teacher 女教师 music mistress 音乐女教师 b a female head of a college etc. 女校长(女院长等) 5a a woman (other than his wife) with whom a married man has a (usu. prolonged) sexual relationship 情妇(不是妻子，但与其通常有长期的性关系) b archaic or poet. a woman loved and courted by a man [古义] [诗]情人；爱人 6 archaic or dial. [古义] [方] (as a title 作为一种称呼) = MRS.[Middle English from Old French maistresse, from maistre MASTER] |