mistress
n
1 woman in a position of authority or control 有权位的女子; 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 旧) Is the mistress of the house in? (ie the female head of the household) 女主人在家吗?
(fig 比喻) Venice was called the `Mistress of the Adriatic'. 威尼斯曾别称`亚得里亚海的门户'. Cf 参看 master1 1.
2 female owner of a dog or other animal (狗的或其他动物的)女主人.
3 (esp Brit) female school teacher (中小学的)女教师
the `French mistress, ie teacher of French (but not necessarily a Frenchwoman) 法语(女)教师(不一定是法国人)
We've got a new `games mistress (ie one in charge of sport) this year. 今年我校新来了个女的体育教师.
4 woman having an illicit but regular sexual relationship, esp with a married man情妇
have/keep a mistress 有情妇. Cf 参看 lover 1.5 (arch 古) woman loved and courted by a man; sweetheart (女)情人, 爱人
O mistress mine! 噢, 我的爱人!
6 (idm 习语) be one's own master/mistress => master1.
Wait, Shylock. The law of Venice says that if anyone tries to kill or murder any citizen of Venice, everything that he owns shall be taken away from him.
等一等,夏洛克。威尼斯的法律规定任何企图杀害或谋害任何威尼斯公民的人,他所有的一切必须被没收。
Through my hands and fingers, I heard the sounds that one hears on a farm, the noises made by cows, horses, chickens and pigs.
通过手和手指,我听到了人们通常在农场所听到的声音--即牛、马、鸡、猪等叫出的声音。
It was like stepping into a secret art museum, in which we were the only visitors.