mister 音标拼音: [m'ɪstɚ]
n . 先生
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Mister n 1 :
a form of address for a man [
synonym : {
Mister }, {
Mr }, {
Mr .}]
Master \
Mas "
ter \ (
m [.
a ]
s "
t [~
e ]
r ),
n . [
OE .
maistre ,
maister ,
OF .
maistre ,
mestre ,
F .
ma [^
i ]
tre ,
fr .
L .
magister ,
orig .
a double comparative from the root of magnus great ,
akin to Gr .
me `
gas .
Cf . {
Maestro }, {
Magister }, {
Magistrate }, {
Magnitude },
{
Major }, {
Mister }, {
Mistress }, {
Mickle }.]
1 .
A male person having another living being so far subject to his will ,
that he can ,
in the main ,
control his or its actions ; --
formerly used with much more extensive application than now .
(
a )
The employer of a servant .
(
b )
The owner of a slave .
(
c )
The person to whom an apprentice is articled .
(
d )
A sovereign ,
prince ,
or feudal noble ;
a chief ,
or one exercising similar authority .
(
e )
The head of a household .
(
f )
The male head of a school or college .
(
g )
A male teacher .
(
h )
The director of a number of persons performing a ceremony or sharing a feast .
(
i )
The owner of a docile brute , --
especially a dog or horse .
(
j )
The controller of a familiar spirit or other supernatural being .
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2 .
One who uses ,
or controls at will ,
anything inanimate ;
as ,
to be master of one '
s time . --
Shak .
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Master of a hundred thousand drachms . --
Addison .
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We are masters of the sea . --
Jowett (
Thucyd .).
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3 .
One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything ;
as ,
a master of oratorical art .
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Great masters of ridicule . --
Macaulay .
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No care is taken to improve young men in their own language ,
that they may thoroughly understand and be masters of it . --
Locke .
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4 .
A title given by courtesy ,
now commonly pronounced m [
i ^]
ster ,
except when given to boys ; --
sometimes written {
Mister },
but usually abbreviated to Mr .
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5 .
A young gentleman ;
a lad ,
or small boy .
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Where there are little masters and misses in a house ,
they are impediments to the diversions of the servants . --
Swift .
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6 . (
Naut .)
The commander of a merchant vessel ; --
usually called {
captain }.
Also ,
a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant ;
formerly ,
an officer on a man -
of -
war who had immediate charge ,
under the commander ,
of sailing the vessel .
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7 .
A person holding an office of authority among the Freemasons ,
esp .
the presiding officer ;
also ,
a person holding a similar office in other civic societies .
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{
Little masters },
certain German engravers of the 16th century ,
so called from the extreme smallness of their prints .
{
Master in chancery },
an officer of courts of equity ,
who acts as an assistant to the chancellor or judge ,
by inquiring into various matters referred to him ,
and reporting thereon to the court .
{
Master of arts },
one who takes the second degree at a university ;
also ,
the degree or title itself ,
indicated by the abbreviation M .
A .,
or A .
M .
{
Master of the horse },
the third great officer in the British court ,
having the management of the royal stables ,
etc .
In ceremonial cavalcades he rides next to the sovereign .
{
Master of the rolls },
in England ,
an officer who has charge of the rolls and patents that pass the great seal ,
and of the records of the chancery ,
and acts as assistant judge of the court . --
Bouvier . --
Wharton .
{
Past master },
(
a )
one who has held the office of master in a lodge of Freemasons or in a society similarly organized .
(
b )
a person who is unusually expert ,
skilled ,
or experienced in some art ,
technique ,
or profession ; --
usually used with at or of .
{
The old masters },
distinguished painters who preceded modern painters ;
especially ,
the celebrated painters of the 16th and 17th centuries .
{
To be master of one '
s self },
to have entire self -
control ;
not to be governed by passion .
{
To be one '
s own master },
to be at liberty to act as one chooses without dictation from anybody .
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Note :
Master ,
signifying chief ,
principal ,
masterly ,
superior ,
thoroughly skilled ,
etc .,
is often used adjectively or in compounds ;
as ,
master builder or master -
builder ,
master chord or master -
chord ,
master mason or master -
mason ,
master workman or master -
workman ,
master mechanic ,
master mind ,
master spirit ,
master passion ,
etc .
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Throughout the city by the master gate .
--
Chaucer .
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{
Master joint } (
Geol .),
a quarryman '
s term for the more prominent and extended joints traversing a rock mass .
{
Master key },
a key adapted to open several locks differing somewhat from each other ;
figuratively ,
a rule or principle of general application in solving difficulties .
{
Master lode } (
Mining ),
the principal vein of ore .
{
Master mariner },
an experienced and skilled seaman who is certified to be competent to command a merchant vessel .
{
Master sinew } (
Far .),
a large sinew that surrounds the hough of a horse ,
and divides it from the bone by a hollow place ,
where the windgalls are usually seated .
{
Master singer }.
See {
Mastersinger }.
{
Master stroke },
a capital performance ;
a masterly achievement ;
a consummate action ;
as ,
a master stroke of policy .
{
Master tap } (
Mech .),
a tap for forming the thread in a screw cutting die .
{
Master touch }.
(
a )
The touch or skill of a master . --
Pope .
(
b )
Some part of a performance which exhibits very skillful work or treatment . "
Some master touches of this admirable piece ." --
Tatler .
{
Master work },
the most important work accomplished by a skilled person ,
as in architecture ,
literature ,
etc .;
also ,
a work which shows the skill of a master ;
a masterpiece .
{
Master workman },
a man specially skilled in any art ,
handicraft ,
or trade ,
or who is an overseer ,
foreman ,
or employer .
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Mister \
Mis "
ter \,
n . [
See {
Master },
and cf . {
Mistress }.]
A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a man or youth .
It is usually written in the abbreviated form Mr .
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To call your name ,
inquire your where ,
Or what you think of Mister Some -
one '
s book ,
Or Mister Other '
s marriage or decease . --
Mrs .
Browning .
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Mister \
Mis "
ter \,
v .
t .
To address or mention by the title Mr .;
as ,
he mistered me in a formal way . [
Colloq .]
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Mister \
Mis "
ter \,
n . [
OF .
mistier trade ,
office ,
ministry ,
need ,
F .
m ['
e ]
tier trade ,
fr .
L .
ministerium service ,
office ,
ministry .
See {
Ministry }, {
Mystery }
trade .] [
Written also {
mester }.]
1 .
A trade ,
art ,
or occupation . [
Obs .]
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In youth he learned had a good mester . --
Chaucer .
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2 .
Manner ;
kind ;
sort . [
Obs .] --
Spenser .
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But telleth me what mester men ye be . --
Chaucer .
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3 .
Need ;
necessity . [
Obs .] --
Rom .
of R .
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Mister \
Mis "
ter \,
v .
i .
To be needful or of use . [
Obs .]
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As for my name ,
it mistereth not to tell . --
Spenser .
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