Master

['mɑːstə] or ['mæstɚ]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made.

(noun.) an authority qualified to teach apprentices.

(noun.) directs the work of others.

(noun.) someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution.

(noun.) an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship.

(verb.) have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; 'Do you control these data?'.

(verb.) be or become completely proficient or skilled in; 'She mastered Japanese in less than two years'.

安布尔手打--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds; as, a two-master.

(n.) 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.

(n.) One who uses, or controls at will, anything inanimate; as, to be master of one's time.

(n.) One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of oratorical art.

(n.) A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced mister, except when given to boys; -- sometimes written Mister, but usually abbreviated to Mr.

(n.) A young gentleman; a lad, or small boy.

(n.) 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.

(n.) 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.

(v. t.) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.

(v. t.) To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to master a science.

(v. t.) To own; to posses.

(v. i.) To be skillful; to excel.

整理:桑娅

同義詞及近義詞：

n. [1]. Ruler, director, governor, manager, chief, head, superintendent, overseer, principal, lord, GOODMAN.[2]. Commander, captain.[3]. Teacher, instructor, tutor, preceptor, school-master, pedagogue.[4]. Owner, proprietor, holder, possessor.[5]. Proficient, adept, master-hand.

v. a. [1]. Overpower, overcome, conquer, subdue, subjugate, vanquish.[2]. Acquire, learn thoroughly, make one's self master of.

a. Main, chief, leading, principal, cardinal, prime, especial, great, grand, most important.

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同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Conquer, overcome, subdue, overpower

ANT:Yield, fail, surrender, succumb

SYN:Lord, ruler, governor, owner, possessor, proprietor, teacher, professor, adept,chief

ANT:Servant, slave, subject, property, learner, pupil, tyro

乔琳整理

解釋/意思:

n. one who commands: a lord or owner: a leader or ruler: a teacher: an employer: the commander of a merchant-ship: formerly the navigator or sailing-master of a ship-of-war: one eminently skilled in anything: the common title of address to a young gentleman &c.: a title of dignity or office—a degree conferred by universities as Master of Arts &c. the title of the eldest son of a Scotch viscount or baron the head of some corporations as Balliol College &c. of a lodge of freemasons &c.: a husband.—adj. the chief predominant: belonging to a master chief principal as in Master-builder &c.—v.t. to become master of: to overcome: to become skilful in: to execute with skill.—ns. Mas′ter-build′er a chief builder one who directs or employs others; Mas′terdom power of control.—adj. Mas′terful exercising the authority or power of a master: imperious: having the skill of a master.—adv. Mas′terfully in a masterful or imperious manner.—ns. Mas′terfulness; Mas′ter-hand the hand of a master: a person highly skilled; Mas′terhood; Mas′ter-joint the most marked system of joints or divisional planes by which a rock is intersected; Mas′terkey a key that opens many locks: a clue fitted to guide one out of many difficulties.—adj. Mas′terless without a master or owner: ungoverned: unsubdued: beyond control.—n. Mas′terliness quality of being masterly: masterly skill.—adj. Mas′terly like a master: with the skill of a master: skilful: excellent: overbearing.—adv. with the skill of a master.—ns. Mas′ter-mar′iner the captain of a merchant-vessel or fishing-vessel; Mas′ter-mā′son a freemason who has attained the third degree; Mas′ter-mind; Mas′ter-pass′ion; Mas′terpiece a piece of work worthy of a master: a work of superior skill: chief excellence; Mas′tership the office of master: rule or dominion: superiority; Mas′terstroke a stroke or performance worthy of a master: superior performance; Mas′ter-wheel the wheel in a machine which imparts motion to other parts; Mas′ter-work work worthy of a master: masterpiece; Mas′terwort a perennial umbelliferous herb native to northern Europe its root reputed as a stomachic sudorific diuretic &c.; Mas′tery the power or authority of a master: dominion: victory: superiority: the attainment of superior power or skill.—Master of ceremonies of the Rolls &c. (see Ceremonies Rolls &c.); Master of the horse the Roman Magister Equitum an official appointed by the dictator to act next under himself: an equerry esp. the exalted official bearing this name at the British court; Master of the Temple the preacher of the Temple Church in London; Masters of the schools at Oxford the conductors of the first examination (Responsions) for the degree of B.A.—Masterly inactivity the position or part of a neutral or a Fabian combatant carried out with diplomatic skill so as to preserve a predominant influence without risking anything.—Passed or Past master one who has occupied the office of master esp. among freemasons—hence any one known to possess ample knowledge of some subject; The little masters a 16th-17th cent. group of followers of D黵er notable for fine work on wood and copper; The old masters a term applied collectively to the great painters about the time of the Renaissance esp. the Italians.—Be master of one's self to have one's passions or emotions under control.

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