首页英语词典mistressmistress的意思

mistress怎么读？

mistress

英 ['mɪstrɪs] 美['mɪstrəs]

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近义词woman matron housekeeper

反义词

n. 情妇；女主人；主妇；女教师；女能人

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词态变化

复数: mistresses;

中文词源

mistress 女主人，主妇

来自mister,主人，先生，-ess,表阴性。即女主人，主妇。

英文词源

mistress: mistress: see master
mistress (n.): early 14c., "female teacher, governess," from Old French maistresse "mistress (lover); housekeeper; governess, female teacher" (Modern French maîtresse), fem. of maistre "master" (see master (n.)). Sense of "a woman who employs others or has authority over servants" is from early 15c. Sense of "kept woman of a married man" is from early 15c.

双语例句

1. Anthony sometimes felt that his mistress was his superior in will-power.: 有时安东尼感觉他的情妇比他更有意志力。

2. She had always been mistress of her own destiny.: 她总是能够掌握自己的命运。

3. We had a very good mathematics mistress who pulled me up.: 我们有个很出色的女数学老师，她帮我提高了水平。

4. Barking deliriously, the dog bounded towards his mistress.: 那只狗兴奋地狂吠着向女主人跑去。

5. He has a wife and a mistress.: 他有妻子，还有一个情妇。