mistress
/ˈmɪstrəs/
n.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
情妇;情人;女主人;女教师;女主管
释义与例句
n.
情妇;情人
a woman who is having a sexual relationship with a married man
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The scandal broke when the press discovered he had a mistress.
当媒体发现他有情妇时,丑闻爆发了。
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He kept a mistress in a small apartment across town.
他在城另一边的小公寓里养着一个情妇。
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The novel tells the story of a mistress who seeks revenge.
这部小说讲述了一个情妇寻求复仇的故事。
n.
女主人;女教师;女主管
a woman who is in charge of a school or a household
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The head mistress announced the results of the exam.
女校长宣布了考试成绩。
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She was the mistress of a large country house.
她是一座大型乡间别墅的女主人。
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The children respected their music mistress greatly.
孩子们非常尊敬他们的音乐女教师。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
mis(小姐前缀)+ tress → 女性相关 → 情妇、女主人
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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mister 先生对男士的尊称
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misery 痛苦;悲惨拼写相近,注意区分
同义词
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lover 情人;恋人lover 含义更广,可指恋人或婚外情人,mistress 专指已婚男子的情妇She left her husband for her lover. 她为了情人离开了丈夫。
反义词
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wife 妻子在婚姻关系中,wife 是合法配偶,与作为婚外情人的 mistress 相对His wife knew nothing about his affair. 他的妻子对他的婚外情一无所知。
常见搭配
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keep a mistress 包养情妇He spent a fortune keeping a mistress in Paris. 他花巨款在巴黎包养情妇。
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head mistress 女校长The head mistress called the student into her office. 女校长把那个学生叫进了办公室。