mistress
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mis·tress /ˈmɪstrɪs/ noun [countable] 1 GIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIENDa woman that a man has a sexual relationship with, even though he is married to someone else 情妇 The prince had shocked society by living openly with his mistress. 王子和他的情妇公开同居，让社会大为震惊。2 British English old-fashionedSES a female teacher 女教师 → master the new English mistress 新来的英语女教师3. OWNthe female owner of a dog, horse etc 〔狗、马等的〕女主人 → master4 old-fashionedWORK FOR somebody the female employer of a servant 〔仆人的〕女主人 → master The maid looked nervously at her mistress. 女仆紧张地看着女主人。5 be (a/the) mistress of something CONTROLif a woman is a mistress of something, she is in control of it, highly skilled at it etc 〔妇女〕控制着某事物，是某事的能手 → master She appeared to be very much the mistress of the situation. 她似乎很好地控制着局面。n6. → Mistress
Examples from the Corpus
mistress• She thought that her husband had a mistress but could not prove it.• The former prime minister's wife and mistress both attended the funeral.• She reappeared, according to this, in Geneva, where she has made contact with Dimitri Volkov and became his mistress.• He finally married his mistress Kathleen in jail.• At midnight Mahendra would ride to his mistress, stay with her until four and then return home.• I was taken over one by my History mistress.• Harris claims she was the millionaire's mistress.• Official concubines became unofficial mistresses, and mistresses became secrets kept from wives.nMistressold useNAME OF A PERSON used with a woman’s family name as a polite way of speaking to her 夫人 小姐〔对女子的礼貌称呼，置于女子的姓之前〕 → masterOrigin mistress (1200-1300) Old French maistresse, from maistre; → MASTER1mis·tress nounMistressLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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mistress
mis‧tress /ˈmɪstrəs, ˈmɪstrɪs/
noun [countable]1. a woman that a man has a sexual relationship with, even though he is married to someone else:
The Prince had shocked society by living openly with his mistress.
2. British English old-fashioned a female teacher ⇨ master:
the new English mistress
3. the female owner of a dog, horse etc ⇨ master
4. old-fashioned the female employer of a servant ⇨ master:
The maid looked nervously at her mistress.
5. be (a/the) mistress of something if a woman is a mistress of something, she is in control of it, highly skilled at it etc ⇨ master:
She appeared to be very much the mistress of the situation.
6. Mistress old use used with a woman’s family name as a polite way of speaking to her ⇨ master
▪ girlfriend a girl or woman that you have a romantic relationship with, especially for a fairly long time: Katherine was his first girlfriend.
▪partner the person you are married to, or the person you are living with and having a sexual relationship with: He brought his partner along to the party.
▪old flame informal someone who was your girlfriend or boyfriend in the past: I found a love letter from one of his old flames.
▪mistress a woman that a man has a sexual relationship with even though he is married to someone else. Often used when the man is famous or powerful: The president had a mistress for many years.
▪lover someone who you have a sexual relationship with, but who you are not married to: He was going to meet his secret lover.
▪fiancée the woman who a man is going to marry: Rod plans to marry his fiancée later this year.
▪ex informal a man's former wife or girlfriend: My ex looks after the children on Thursdays.
▪be going out with somebody if you are going out with a girl or woman, she is your girlfriend: She's going out with a guy she met at work.
mis‧tress /ˈmɪstrəs, ˈmɪstrɪs/
noun [countable]1. a woman that a man has a sexual relationship with, even though he is married to someone else: 2. British English old-fashioned a female teacher ⇨ master:
3. the female owner of a dog, horse etc ⇨ master
4. old-fashioned the female employer of a servant ⇨ master:
5. be (a/the) mistress of something if a woman is a mistress of something, she is in control of it, highly skilled at it etc ⇨ master:
6. Mistress old use used with a woman’s family name as a polite way of speaking to her ⇨ master
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