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 情妇 The fact that he had a mistress didn’t mean he didn’t love his wife. 他有情妇并不意味着他不爱自己的妻子。 When do I cease to be your mistress and become your wife? 我何时才能不再做你的情人而成为你的妻子呢？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- former
- young
- string
- have
- take
- keep
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a female teacher in a school, especially a private school （尤指私立学校的）女教师 the Biology mistress 生物学女教师
(in the past) the female head of a house, especially one who employed servants （尤指旧时雇用仆人的）女主人，主妇 the mistress of the house 这房子的女主人 Lizzie, fetch your mistress her shawl. 利齐，把你的女主人的披肩拿来。
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the female owner of a dog or other animal （狗或其他动物的）女主人 - (old-fashioned)
a woman who is in a position of authority or control, or who is has a lot of skill in something 有权势的女子；女能人；女强人；女主宰 She wants to be mistress of her own affairs (= to organize her own life). 她希望自己的事自己做主。 She is the mistress of plain speech. 她是直言不讳的女主人。
compare master
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French maistresse, from maistre ‘master’.