mistress
US: /ˈmɪstɹəs/
UK: /mˈɪstɹəs/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
mistress /'mistris/- danh từ
- bà chủ nhà
- bà chủ (người đàn bà có quyền kiểm soát hoặc định đoạt)
- người đàn bà am hiểu (một vấn đề)
- bà giáo, cô giáo
- tình nhân, mèo
- (thường), (viết tắt) Bà (trước tên một người đàn bà đã có chồng)
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 a man's (usually a married man's) mistress is a woman that he is having a regular sexual relationship with and who is not his wife
2 (BrE, becoming old-fashioned) a female teacher in a school, especially a private school: the Biology mistress
3 (in the past) the female head of a house, especially one who employed servants: the mistress of the house + Lizzie, fetch your mistress her shawl.
4 the female owner of a dog or other animal
5 (formal) a woman who is in a position of authority or control, or who is highly skilled in sth: She wants to be mistress of her own affairs (= to organize her own life). + She is the mistress of plain speech.
Compare: MASTER
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 lover, girlfriend, live-in lover, kept woman, concubine, inamorata, paramour, Literary odalisque, Archaic doxy, Colloq US alternative other, POSSLQ (= 'Person of the Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters'):
She was the mistress of a leading politician.
2 schoolmistress, instructress, governess; headmistress:
She had a rewarding career as a mistress in a girls' school in Lancashire.
Collocation
QUANT.
string
The king kept a string of mistresses.
VERB + MISTRESS
have | take | keep
Concise dictionary
mistresses'mɪstrɪsnoun
+an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
+a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
+a woman master who directs the work of others
mistress|masters|mistresses|mastered|mastering'mæstər /'mɑːstə
noun
+an artist of consummate skill
+a person who has general authority over others
+a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
+directs the work of other
+presiding officer of a school
+an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
+an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
+someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
+an authority qualified to teach apprentices
+key that secures entrance everywhere
verb
+be or become completely proficient or skilled in
+get on top of; deal with successfully
+have dominance or the power to defeat over
+have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
