mistress
n
1 woman in a position of authority or control 有權(quán)位的女子; 女主人
mistress of the situation 控制局面的女人
She wants to be mistress of her own affairs, ie organize her own life. 她的事情她要自己作主.
(dated 舊) Is the mistress of the house in? (ie the female head of the household) 女主人在家嗎?
(fig 比喻) Venice was called the `Mistress of the Adriatic'. 威尼斯曾別稱`亞得里亞海的門戶'. Cf 參看 master1 1.
2 female owner of a dog or other animal (狗的或其他動物的)女主人.
3 (esp Brit) female school teacher (中小學的)女教師
the `French mistress, ie teacher of French (but not necessarily a Frenchwoman) 法語(女)教師(不一定是法國人)
We've got a new `games mistress (ie one in charge of sport) this year. 今年我校新來了個女的體育教師.
4 woman having an illicit but regular sexual relationship, esp with a married man情婦
have/keep a mistress 有情婦. Cf 參看 lover 1.5 (arch 古) woman loved and courted by a man; sweetheart (女)情人, 愛人
O mistress mine! 噢, 我的愛人!
6 (idm 習語) be one's own master/mistress => master1.