搜尋結果
mistress
- IPA[ˈmɪstrɪs]
英式
- a woman in a position of authority or control；a female schoolteacher who teaches a particular subject
noun: mistress, plural noun: mistresses
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a woman in a position of authority or control she is always mistress of the situation, coolly self-possessed
- ▪ British a female schoolteacher who teaches a particular subject a Geography mistress
- ▪ a woman who is skilled in a particular subject or activity a mistress of the sound bite, she is famed for the acidity of her tongue
- ▪ the female owner of a dog, cat, or other domesticated animal the cat rubbed itself against its mistress's legs
- ▪ archaic a female head of a household he asked for the mistress of the house
- ▪ (especially formerly) a female employer of domestic staff Mary, go and fetch your mistress some cold chicken
- 2. a woman (other than the man's wife) having a sexual relationship with a married man Elsie knew her husband had a mistress tucked away somewhere
- ▪ archaic, literary a woman loved and courted by a man.
- 3. archaic, dialect used as a title prefixed to the name of a married woman; Mrs.
