Word · Frequency #4800
Fully loadedmistresses
情妇
mistresses is the plural of mistress.
A woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man; the other woman.
- 1.
A woman, specifically one with great control, authority or ownership.
女性,尤指拥有巨大控制权、权威或所有权的女性。
- 2.
Used as the title of a female dominant.
女性支配者的称号
- 3.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
通奸的女人;与男人有长期婚外性关系的女人
- 4.
A female head of household.
女户主;女主人。
- 5.
a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
女教师(尤其指被认为严格的)
- 6.
A female teacher.
女教师。
- 7.
a woman master who directs the work of others
指挥他人工作的女主人
- 8.
The other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations.
婚外情中的第三者,通常涉及性关系。
- 9.
A dominatrix.
施虐女主人。
- 10.
A woman well skilled in anything, or having the mastery over it.
精通某事或掌控某事的女性。
- 11.
A woman regarded with love and devotion; a sweetheart.
被爱慕和钟情的女子;心上人。
- 12.
A female companion to a master (a man with control, authority or ownership).
主人的女性伴侣(主人指拥有控制权、权威或所有权的男性)。
女主人;女掌权者;女教师;女主人;女支配者;情人;心上人;女能手;技艺超群的女子
In use
He left his wife and moved in with his mistress.
The scandal erupted when the politician's mistress revealed their affair to the press.
In some historical novels, wealthy noblemen often kept mistresses in secret houses.
have a mistress
常指秘密的婚外关系。
He had a mistress for years.
他多年来一直有一个情妇。
be someone's mistress
指明女性的角色。
She was his mistress.
她是他的情妇。
take a mistress
用法较正式或老派。
He decided to take a mistress.
Connections
Collocations
- have a mistress
- 有情妇
- He was discovered to have a mistress in another city.他被发现在另一个城市有情妇。
- his mistress
- 他的情妇
- His mistress called him every evening.他的情妇每晚都给他打电话。
- wealthy mistress
- 富有的情妇
- The elderly tycoon left his fortune to his wealthy mistress.那位年迈的大亨把财产留给了他富有的情妇。
- secret mistress
- 秘密情妇
- For years he kept a secret mistress in a rented apartment.多年来他在租来的公寓里养着一个秘密情妇。
- become someone's mistress
- 成为某人的情妇
- She became his mistress shortly after they met.他们认识后不久她就成了他的情妇。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音类似“米斯特蕾丝”,想象一位“米斯特”(先生)的“蕾丝”(lace)情妇,秘密又暧昧。
Context & Register
通常用于指婚外情中的女性,带贬义或隐秘色彩,多出现在文学或新闻报道中。
Grammar Note
作'情妇'义时通常用 mistress of... 结构;作'主妇'义时较旧。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Most words ending in -ess have different vowel sounds or stress patterns; none are perfect rhymes with 'mistress' (which has /ɪstrəs/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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