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单词 mistress
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mis·tress

noun
/ˈmɪstrəs/
/ˈmɪstrəs/
  1. a person's (usually a married man’s) mistress is a woman that they have a regular sexual relationship with and who is not their wife一个人(通常是已婚男子)的情妇是指与其有正常性关系但不是其妻子的女性
    • It was considered quite normal for a man to have a mistress.男人有情妇被认为是很正常的事情。
    • When do I cease to be your mistress and become your wife?我何时才能不再做你的情人而成为你的妻子呢?
    Topics Family and relationshipsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • former
    • young
    … of mistresses
    • string
    verb + mistress
    • have
    • take
    • keep
  2. (British English, old-fashioned) a female teacher in a school, especially a private school(尤指私立学校的)女教师
    • the Biology mistress生物学女教师
    Topics Educationc2
  3. (in the past) the female head of a house, especially one who employed servants(尤指雇用仆人的)女主人,主妇
    • the mistress of the house这房子的女主人
    • Lizzie, fetch your mistress her shawl.莉齐,把你的女主人的围巾拿来。
  4. (old-fashioned) the female owner of a dog or other animal(狗或其他动物的)女主人
  5. (old-fashioned) a woman who is in a position of authority or control, or who has a lot of skill in something有权势的女子;女能人;女强人;女主宰
    • She wants to be mistress of her own affairs (= to organize her own life).她希望自己的事自己做主。
    • She is the mistress of plain speech.她是一位言辞平实的女主人。
    see also wardrobe mistress (1)
  6. compare master
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French maistresse, from maistre ‘master’.
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