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mister 音标拼音: [m'ɪstɚ] n. 先生 先生 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. [ 1913 Webster] 2. One who uses, or controls at will, anything inanimate; as, to be master of one' s time. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Master of a hundred thousand drachms. -- Addison. [ 1913 Webster] We are masters of the sea. -- Jowett ( Thucyd.). [ 1913 Webster] 3. One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of oratorical art. [ 1913 Webster] Great masters of ridicule. -- Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster] No care is taken to improve young men in their own language, that they may thoroughly understand and be masters of it. -- Locke. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] 5. A young gentleman; a lad, or small boy. [ 1913 Webster] Where there are little masters and misses in a house, they are impediments to the diversions of the servants. -- Swift. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] { 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. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] Throughout the city by the master gate. -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] { 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. [ 1913 Webster]
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. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster]
Mister \ Mis" ter\, v. t. To address or mention by the title Mr.; as, he mistered me in a formal way. [ Colloq.] [ 1913 Webster]
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.] [ 1913 Webster] In youth he learned had a good mester. -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Manner; kind; sort. [ Obs.] -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster] But telleth me what mester men ye be. -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Need; necessity. [ Obs.] -- Rom. of R. [ 1913 Webster]
Mister \ Mis" ter\, v. i. To be needful or of use. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] As for my name, it mistereth not to tell. -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster]
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