英漢辭典

1. vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
   1. 做…的主人;征服,制服;精通,掌握;控制;馴養(動物);灌製…的唱片原版[原版磁帶]



2. n. (名詞 noun)
   1. 有控制[支配]權的人,統治者;長官

3. 2. (商船的)船長

4. 3. 僱主,主人

   master and man

   主與僕

   No man can [You cannot] serve two masters.

   【諺】 一僕難侍二主.

5. 4. (倫敦同業公會等的)主持人;蓄奴的人;掌管狗[馬]的人

6. 5. 家長

7. 6. [方] 丈夫;校長

8. 7. 能手

9. 8. 獲勝者

10. 9. 征服者

11. 10. [英] (男)教師,先生;(能帶學徒的)技術工匠,師傳

    the mathematics master

    數學教師.

12. 11. [聖] 主,耶穌基督

13. 12. 大師,名家,大家;專家,學者

14. 13. 碩士

15. 14. 名家作品

16. 15. 長官 【使用說明】用於職位名

17. 16. (英國大學的)學院院長

18. 17. [律] (法庭的)法官助理

    Master of the High Court

    高等法院的法官助理.

19. 18. 少爺

    Master Davy

    戴維少爺.

20. 19. [蘇格蘭] 子爵[男爵]的長子

21. 20. [古] 先生 相當於 Mr.

22. 21. 唱片模版;(錄音或錄影的)原版,母(磁)帶

23. 22. [機] 母機

24. 23. [通訊] 主控台



25. adj. (形容詞 adjective)
    1. 主人的;控制的,支配的

26. 2. 主要的;總的;複製品之原始資料的

27. 3. 名人的;技術熟練的;精通的;優秀的

    a master mathematician

    出色的數學家

    a master thief

    熟練的小偷.

柯林斯英英辭典

n

1. the man in authority, such as the head of a household, the employer of servants, or the owner of slaves or animals

2. a person with exceptional skill at a certain thing

a master of the violin

3. (as modifier)

a master thief

4. [often capital] a great artist, esp an anonymous but influential artist

5. a person who has complete control of a situation

6. an abstract thing regarded as having power or influence

they regarded fate as the master of their lives

7. a workman or craftsman fully qualified to practise his trade and to train others in it

8. (as modifier)

master carpenter

9. an original copy, stencil, tape, etc, from which duplicates are made

10. (as modifier)

master copy

11. a player of a game, esp chess or bridge, who has won a specified number of tournament games

12. the principal of some colleges

13. a highly regarded teacher or leader whose religion or philosophy is accepted by followers

14. a graduate holding a master's degree

15. the chief executive officer aboard a merchant ship

16. a person presiding over a function, organization, or institution

17. [chiefly Brit] a male teacher

18. an officer of the Supreme Court of Judicature subordinate to a judge

19. the superior person or side in a contest

20. a machine or device that operates to control a similar one

21. [often capital] the heir apparent of a Scottish viscount or baron

22. [modifier] overall or controlling

master plan

23. [modifier] designating a device or mechanism that controls others

master switch

24. [modifier] main; principal

master bedroom

vt.

1. [tr] to become thoroughly proficient in

to master the art of driving

2. to overcome; defeat

to master your emotions

3. to rule or control as master

4. [Etymology] Old English magister teacher, from Latin; related to Latin magis more, to a greater extent