mistress
mistress
noun
noun
- a woman in a position of authority or control
权威女子
she is always mistress of the situation, coolly self-possessed.
她总能控制局面，表现沉着镇静。
■[with modifier](chiefly Brit.)a female schoolteacher who teaches a particular subject
(主英)（教某一门课的）女教师
a Geography mistress.
女地理教师。
■a woman who is skilled in a particular subject or activity
女名家，女能手
a mistress of the sound bite, she is famed for the acidity of her tongue.
她是录音采访节录名家，以尖酸刻薄出名。
■the female owner of a dog, cat, or other domesticated animal
（狗、猫等的）女主人
■(archaic)a female head of a household
(古)主妇
he asked for the mistress of the house.
他要找这家主妇。
■(especially formerly) a female employer of domestic staff
（尤指旧时的）女雇主 - a woman (other than a wife) having a sexual relationship with a married man
情妇
■(archaic or poetic/literary)a woman loved and courted by a man
(古或诗／文)女情人 - (Mistress)(archaic or dialect)used as a title prefixed to the name of a married woman; Mrs
(古或方)［置于姓名前，用作对已婚女子称呼］夫人
- Middle English: from Old French maistresse, from maistre 'master'
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