mistress

noun

/ˈmɪstrəs/

a man’s (usually a married man’s) mistress is a woman that he is having a regular sexual relationship with and who is not his wife情妇
- The fact that he had a mistress didn’t mean he didn’t love his wife.他有情妇并不意味着他不爱自己的妻子。
- 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
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- former
- young
… of mistresses
- string
verb + mistress
- have
- take
- keep
- …
(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
(in the past) the female head of a house, especially one who employed servants（尤指旧时雇用仆人的）女主人，主妇
- the mistress of the house这房子的女主人
- Lizzie, fetch your mistress her shawl.利齐，把你的女主人的披肩拿来。
(old-fashioned) the female owner of a dog or other animal（狗或其他动物的）女主人
(old-fashioned) a woman who is in a position of authority or control, or who is 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.她是直言不讳的女主人。
see also wardrobe mistress (1)

compare master

词源Middle English: from Old French maistresse, from maistre ‘master’.

词汇	mistress
释义	mistress noun /ˈmɪstrəs/ /ˈmɪstrəs/ a man’s (usually a married man’s) mistress is a woman that he is having a regular sexual relationship with and who is not his wife情妇 The fact that he had a mistress didn’t mean he didn’t love his wife.他有情妇并不意味着他不爱自己的妻子。 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 Collocations Dictionaryadjective former young … of mistresses string verb + mistress have take keep … (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 (in the past) the female head of a house, especially one who employed servants（尤指旧时雇用仆人的）女主人，主妇 the mistress of the house这房子的女主人 Lizzie, fetch your mistress her shawl.利齐，把你的女主人的披肩拿来。 (old-fashioned) the female owner of a dog or other animal（狗或其他动物的）女主人 (old-fashioned) a woman who is in a position of authority or control, or who is 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.她是直言不讳的女主人。 see also wardrobe mistress (1) compare master 词源Middle English: from Old French maistresse, from maistre ‘master’.
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